| Literature DB >> 6210212 |
Abstract
The failure of Australian goats fed Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena) to degrade 3-hydroxy-4(1H) pyridone (DHP), the goitrogenic metabolite of mimosine, was overcome when they were infused with rumen fluid from an Indonesian goat. The leucaena toxicity problem in Australia may well be solved by transfer of specific bacteria capable of degrading DHP anaerobically.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6210212 DOI: 10.1007/bf01951931
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Experientia ISSN: 0014-4754