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Title: | Beefing up starch digestion | Contributor(s): | Channon, Andrew (author); Rowe, James Baber (author) | Publication Date: | 2003 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3989 | Abstract: | Any improvements in starch digestion in cattle would undoubtedly be of great benefit to the feedlot industry. There are numerous factors that are likely to vary between animals that may affect both the efficiency and site of starch digestion. The benefits of starch digestion in the small intestine, as opposed to in the rumen, include a higher energetic efficiency, and a reduced risk of acidosis provided that high levels of starch do not reach the hindgut. Recent research has identified genetic differences between similar cattle in their ability to digest starch. The evidence is provided by differences between progeny groups of steers in the level of fermentation occurring in the hindgut. We have also found between-animal differences in total tract starch digestibility that are consistent across diets. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | RAAN 2003: Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, Armidale, Australia, 13th - 16th July, 2003 | Source of Publication: | Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, v.14, p. 197-206 | Publisher: | University of New England | Place of Publication: | Armidale, Australia | ISSN: | 0819-4823 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070204 Animal Nutrition | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830310 Sheep - Meat | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33151111?selectedversion=NBD41064497 |
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