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Table 6 Hepatic activity of betaine homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT), cystathionine β-synthase (CBS), and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase (MTR) in liver tissue from 4-d old Holstein calves (n = 6/group) born to cows randomly assigned to receive a basal control (CON) diet from − 28 ± 2 d to parturition [1.47 Mcal/kg dry matter (DM) and 15.3% crude protein (CP)] with no added Met or CON plus ethyl cellulose Met (MET, Mepron®, Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Germany)

From: Unique adaptations in neonatal hepatic transcriptome, nutrient signaling, and one-carbon metabolism in response to feeding ethyl cellulose rumen-protected methionine during late-gestation in Holstein cows

Enzyme (nmol product. h−1. mg protein−1)

Maternal diet

SEM

p-value

CON

MET

CBS

16.40

4.43

2.16

<.00

MTR

17.69

5.48

2.28

0.01

BHMT

20.62

14.88

2.39

0.26