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Stimulatory effect of trace elements on cellulose digestion by washed suspensions of rumen microorganisms

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Martinez, Andres

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The object of the present study was to investigate the stimulatory or inhibitory effects of barium, boron, bromine, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, fluorine, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, rubidium, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc upon in vitro rumen microbial activity as measured by the amount of cellulose digested. Washed suspensions...

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Masters Thesis

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growth of R. flavefaciens (Allison and Bryant, 1963). Dehority, Scott and Kowaluk (1967) divided the VFA
Lysine-arginine interrelationships and dried whey utilization in monogastric rations

Creator:

Stangel, Donald Earl

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A series of eight trials was conducted to determine if supplementation with arginine improved growth of young rats, Japanese quail and swine fed low-lysine diets. In five rat trials, with a variety of basal diets, no evidence of a "sparing effect" of arginine on the lysine requirement was found. A...

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Masters Thesis

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; further increases in dietary lysine result in rapid increases in plasma lysine. Zimmerman and Scott (1965
Response of market hogs to periodic changes among nutritionally similar rations

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Hamstreet, John Leslie, 1940-

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An experiment was conducted during the period November 1967 to November 1968 at Oregon State University (OSU) and the Umatilla Branch Experiment Station (BES) at Hermiston, two trials at each location, to answer several questions: (1) could comparable rations for swine be formulated by a computer on a least-cost basis;...

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but cheaper gains. There were no measureable carcass differences. Scott ( 1964) working with