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ArticleAnimal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)2025

β-Alanine decreases plasma taurine but improves nitrogen utilization efficiency in beef steers.

Shuo Zhang, Yufeng Liu, Jinming Hu, Cheng Liu, Mengmeng Li, Guangyong Zhao

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Article in Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Shuo ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yufeng LiuState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Jinming HuState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Cheng LiuState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Mengmeng LiState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Guangyong ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

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Abstract

Recent research has demonstrated that rumen-protected taurine supplementation improves body protein turnover, apparent nitrogen retention (ANR) and nitrogen (N) utilization efficiency (NUE) in beef steers. To further elucidate taurine's role in N metabolism, it is essential to examine whether taurine depletion adversely affects ANR and NUE. Six beef steers (bodyweight 391 ± 10 kg) were allocated in a replicated 3 × 3 Latin square design. Each experimental period was 20 d, including 15 d for adaptation and 5 d for sampling. Three levels of rumen-protected β-alanine (RPβA, a taurine inhibitor)- 0, 17.5, and 35 g/d- were added to the basal diet as dietary treatments. The results showed that RPβA supplementations at 17.5 and 35 g/d linearly decreased the plasma taurine concentrationby 12.54% and 22.54% (

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CattleNitrogen metabolismTaurineβ-Alanine

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