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8.2 Interactions Between Protein and Energy Metabolism in Forage-Fed Calves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

M. Gill ,
D. E. Beever  and
D. J. Thomson
M. Gill
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 5LR
D. E. Beever
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 5LR
D. J. Thomson
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 5LR
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Glucose and acetate are two of the most important metabolites which supply energy to ruminant tissues. Minimal quantities of glucose are absorbed from the alimentary tract and thus glucose requirements must be met through synthesis from gluconeogenic precursors. One such precursor is protein and, in the two experiments to be reported, the effect of varying protein supply on both glucose and acetate metabolism was studied. In experiment 1, protein supply was varied by the addition of two levels of fishmeal to a grass silage diet while in experiment 2, two diets (perennial ryegrass and white clover) known to supply widely different amounts of absorbed protein were compared.

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8. Theatre Presentations II
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 6: Forage Protein in Ruminant Animal Production , 1982 , pp. 160 - 161
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1982

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