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Sep 2026
335. Effects of Supplemental Isoacids on Liver Health, Carcass Quality, and Performance in Finishing Beef Steers Fed High-Fiber Or High-Grain Diets.
Isoacids, branched-chain volatile fatty acids including isobutyric acid (IB) and 2-methylbutyric acid (2MB), support ruminal epithelial integrity and microbial protein synthesis in cattle, yet their effects on liver health and carcass characteristics under different dietary energy conditions remain unclear. The objec...
M. Fonseca, Luan de Oliveira Moura Silva, Nelcino F. Francisco De Paula et al.
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