Duodenal Flow of Microbial Nitrogen Estimated from Urinary Excretion of Purine Derivatives in Calves after Early Weaning

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1965-1973

  Funaba, Masayuki ^a   Kagiyama, Kensuke ^a   Iriki, Tsunenori ^a   Abe, Matanobu ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calves; Duodenum; Early Weaning; Nitrogen Balance; Purines

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; NITROGEN; PURINE DERIVATIVE; URIC ACID;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; EATING; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; URINE; WEANING;

AGING; ALLANTOIN; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; EATING; MALE; NITROGEN; PURINES; RUMEN; URIC ACID; WEANING;

EID: 0031178375     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7571965x     Document Type: Article

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