Zhou, Mi
Peng, Yong-Jia
Chen, Yanhong
Klinger, Christen M.
Oba, Masahito
Liu, Jian-Xin
Guan, Le Luo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (2010R024R)
Alberta Beef Producer (ABP0009-036)
National Science Engineering Research Council (Discovery)
Article History
Received: 27 July 2016
Accepted: 15 March 2018
First Online: 27 March 2018
Ethics approval
: All of the animals used for the current study were obtained from Roy Berg Kinsella Research Ranch, University of Alberta, and were cared for following the guidelines of the Canadian Council of Animal Care (ISBN: 978-0-919087-50-7) (2009, Ottawa, ON, Canada). The animals were transferred to Metabolic Units at Edmonton Research Station, University of Alberta, and the animal study was proved by Animal Care Use Committee Livestock, University of Alberta (Protocol No. AUP00000116).
: Not applicable.
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