A titration approach to identify the capacity for starch digestion in milk-fed calves

A titration approach to identify the capacity for starch digestion in milk-fed calves

Calf milk replacers (MR) commonly contain 40% to 50% lactose. For economic reasons, starch is of interest as a lactose replacer. Compared with lactose, starch digestion is generally low in calves. It is, however, unknown which enzyme limits the rate of starch digestion. The objectives were to determ...

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Main Authors: M.S. Gilbert, J.J.G.C van den Borne, H. Berends, A.J. Pantophlet, H.A. Schols, W.J.J. Gerrits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
milk-fed calf
starch digestion
starch fermentation
maltose
maltodextrin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114002250

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