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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2021

Amino Acids in the Nutrition and Production of Sheep and Goats.

Yangchun Cao, Junhu Yao, Xiaoting Sun, Shimin Liu, Graeme B Martin

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
12.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Nutrient Utilization, Requirements and Nutrigenomics in Sheep and Goats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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  8. Metabolism and Nutrition of L-Glutamate and L-Glutamine in Ruminants.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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  15. The "ideal protein" concept is not ideal in animal nutrition.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2022
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  16. L-Arginine Nutrition and Metabolism in Ruminants.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022
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  18. A Role for Fructose Metabolism in Development of Sheep and Pig Conceptuses.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yangchun CaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Junhu YaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Xiaoting SunCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Shimin LiuUWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia. Shimin.liu@uwa.edu.au.
Graeme B MartinUWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
Northwest A&F University · CNUniversity of Western Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In sheep and goats, amino acid nutrition is essential for the maintenance of health and productivity. In this review, we analysed literature, mostly from the past two decades, focusing on assessment of amino acid requirements, especially on the balance of amino acid profiles between ruminal microbial protein and animal production protein (foetal growth, body weight gain, milk and wool). Our aim was to identify amino acids that might limit genetic potential for production. We propose that much attention should be paid to amino acid nutrition of individuals with greater abilities to produce meat, milk or wool, or to nourish large litters. Moreover, research is warranted to identify interactions among amino acids, particularly these amino acids that can send positive and negative signals at the same time.

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Amino AcidsGoatsAnimalsFatty AcidsMilkSheepWoolAmino AcidsFatty AcidsCaprineFoetusGrowthImmunityMeatMilkOvineWool

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PMID33770403
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