Intestinal amino acid absorption in lambs fed fresh Lucerne (Medicago sativa) during an established Trichostrongylus colubriformis infection

Intestinal amino acid absorption in lambs fed fresh Lucerne (Medicago sativa) during an established Trichostrongylus colubriformis infection

The effects of an established Trichostrongylus colubriformis infection on amino acid (AA) absorption from the small intestine and their availability to other tissues were determined in lambs 48 days post infection. The lambs were fed fresh Lucerne (Medicago sativa; ∼800 g dry matter (DM)/day) and do...

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Main Authors: E.N. Bermingham, N.C. Roy, I.A. Sutherland, G.C. Waghorn, B.R. Sinclair, J.S. Peters, W.C. McNabb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
amino acid
digestibility
intestinal absorption
lambs
parasitic infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108002176

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