Application of Nitrogen from Swine Lagoon Effluent to Bermudagrass Pastures: Seasonal Changes in Forage Nitrogenous Constituents and Effects of Energy and Escape Protein Supplementation on Beef Cattle Performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1126-1133

  Rogers, J R ^a   Harvey, R W ^a   Poore, M H ^a   Mueller, J P ^a   Barker, J C ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Bermudagrass; Nitrogen; Pig slurry; Soil amendments

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON; STANDARD; SWINE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD, FORTIFIED; MALE; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SEASONS; SWINE;

EID: 0030144233     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7451126x     Document Type: Article

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