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Article : #480
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Article Title : Amino Acids Metabolism in the muscle of sheep fed Mitchell grass hay supplemented or not with Gliricidia sepium
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10-11 Keyword: protein syntehsis
Comment: protein synthesis It has been revised, thank you
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Abstract
It was concluded that the utilization of Gliricidia at a ratio of 40:60 improved feed uyilization of low quality feed.
Comment:
It was concluded that the utilization of Gliricidia at a ratio of 40:60 improved feed utilization of low quality feed.
It has been revised, thank you
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Introduction
It is need to add more explanation on the application of the Gliricidia sepium as animal feed suplement in the previous study
Some information has been added on the text (line 33- 40). One reference also has been added (ref no 7), related to information given on the text.
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... by many scienticts Comment:
... by many scientists
It has been revised, thank you
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It was reported that large retention of nitrogen woud indicated better utilization of dietary protein for muscle deposition, which in turn increase live weight gain
Comment:
It was reported that large retention of nitrogen indicated better utilization of dietary protein for muscle deposition, which in turn increase live weight gain
It has been revised, thank you.
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Meanwhile Gliricidia Comment:
Meanwhile, Gliricidia
It has been revised, thank you
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... intervals from 0700-h to 1500- h. The balance of the 24 h ration was given to the animals at 1700-h. What does it mean?
Comment:
... intervals from 07.00 AM to 15.00 PM. The balance of the 24 h ration was given to the animals at 17.00 PM.
It has been revised, thank you
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procedure of catheters instalation to Comment:
procedure of catheters installation to
It has been revised, thank you
Now in line 121 236 Protein shynthesis
Comment: It has been revised, thank
you
Protein synthesis Now in line 241 300
In consequence both groups Comment:
In consequence, both groups
It has been revised, thank you
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The finding was coherrent with Comment:
The finding was coherent with
It has been revised, thank you
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Morever, supplementation Comment:
Moreover, supplementation
It has been revised, thank you
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The conclusion is too broaden and not reflect the results of the experiments. It should be more specific and can be extracted from the results of protein synthesis, energy utilization and urea kinetic
It has been modified as suggested.
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Authors thank to ACIAR Comment:
Abbreviations should be defined when they first appear in the text.
... (ACIAR)
It has been added in the text, thank you
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References
B.O. Oduguwa, A.O. Oni, O.M. Arigbede, et al., Trop. Anim. Health and Prod. 45 (2013).1363-1368.
T. Panjaitan, M. Fauzan, Dahlanuddin, et al., 427 Trop. Grasslands 2.(2014).116−118
Comment:
Please follow the instruction to author for the references.
Example (journal)
S.D. Glazek and K.G. Wilson, Phys. Rev. D 57 (1998) 3558.
Note:
without full stop (.) after volume and year
no consistency in writing the references
Reference is finished with full stop (.)
Reference written with more than one authors should be given
“and” among the last author and the second last author
etc
It has been revised as suggested, thank you No in line 430-500 Numbering of references has been changes (both in text and list of references), since there is one reference has been added (no 7).
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