Impact of dietary supplementation of β-hydroxybutyric acid on performance, nutrient digestibility, organ development and serum stress indicators in early-weaned goat kids
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of dietary supplementation of β-hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA) on performance, nutrient digestibility, organ development, and serum composition in early-weaned goat kids. Sixty-four goat kids at 30 d of age were assigned to 4 treatments in a comple...
Main Authors: | Mahmoud M. Abdelsattar, Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez, Yimin Zhuang, Yuze Fu, Naifeng Zhang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2022-06-01
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Series: | Animal Nutrition |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654521002158 |
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