Studies on methionine derivatives as possible sources of protected methionine in ruminant rations

Preliminary investigations on some poten

Preliminary investigations on some potential sources of protected methionine derivatives for ruminant rations

✍ Peter J. Buttery; Satit Manomai-Udom; Dyfed Lewis 📂 Article 📅 1977 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 338 KB

## Abstract A series of N‐substituted methionine derivatives were investigated for their potential to resist rumen degradation but still to release methionine in the duodenum. The method adopted was (a) to measure rumen methyl mercaptan concentrations in sheep following intraruminal doses of the ma