The effect of dietary protein on reproduction in the mare. I. The composition and evaluation of the digestibility of dietary protein from different sources

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dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk F.E.
dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk C.H.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:01Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:01Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractFour rations that differed in their crude protein and essential amino-acid content were compiled. Digestibility of the crude protein and essential amino-acid contents were determined biologically in a feeding trial using 4 Anglo-Arab stallions. Their respective daily diets were: Diet 1: 2 kg cubes, 5 kg tef hay (Eragrostis tef); Diet 2: 2 kg cubes, 5 kg lucerne hay (Medicago sativa); Diet 3: 2 kg cubes, 5 kg tef hay, 200 g fishmeal; Diet 4: 2 kg cubes, 5 kg lucerne hay, 200 g fishmeal. The concentrations of the amino-acids threonine, iso-leucine, leucine and arginine were increased in the total ration when lucerne hay replaced the tef hay while fishmeal supplementation increased the methionine and lysine contents, which provided a wide range of concentrations of digestible amino-acids in each of the 4 rations.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the South African Veterinary Association
dc.identifier.citation68
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn382809
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10167
dc.subjectanimal
dc.subjectanimal food
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbody weight
dc.subjectdigestion
dc.subjectevaluation
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthorse
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmetabolism
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectprotein intake
dc.subjectreproduction
dc.subjectAnimal Feed
dc.subjectAnimal Nutrition Physiology
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectBody Weight
dc.subjectDietary Proteins
dc.subjectDigestion
dc.subjectEvaluation Studies
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHorses
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectReproduction
dc.titleThe effect of dietary protein on reproduction in the mare. I. The composition and evaluation of the digestibility of dietary protein from different sources
dc.typeArticle
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