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Evidence of a role for foliar salicylic acid in regulating the rate of post-ingestive protein breakdown in ruminants and contributing to landscape pollution.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 May 2012
Kingston-Smith Alison H, Davies Teri E, Edwards Joan, Gay Alan, Mur Luis A J
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Ruminant farming is important to global food security, but excessive proteolysis in the rumen causes inefficient use of nitrogenous plant constituents and environmental pollution. While both plant and microbial proteases contribute to ruminal proteolysis, little is known about post-ingestion regu...
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