Responses to nutrients in farm animals: implications for production and quality

It is well known that any quantitative (energy and protein levels) and qualitative (nature of the diet, nutrient dynamic) changes in the feeding of animals affect metabolism. Energy expenditure and feed efficiency at the whole-body level, nutrient partitioning between and within tissues and organs a...

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Main Authors: J.F. Hocquette, S. Tesseraud, I. Cassar-Malek, Y. Chilliard, I. Ortigues-Marty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107000602