The usefulness of faecal phosphorus and nitrogen in interpreting differences in live-mass gain and the response to P supplementation in grazing cattle in arid regions

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-126

  Grant, C C ^a   Biggs, H C ^a,d   Meissner, H H ^b   Basson, P A ^c  

^a Directorate of Veterinary Services   (Namibia)

^b Animal Nutrition and Animal Products Institute   (South Africa)

^c Regional Veterinary Laboratory   (Namibia)

^d KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Faecal; Live mass gain; Nitrogen; Phospherous; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NAMIBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FECES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; NAMIBIA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030158584     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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