Limits and limitations to nitrogen use in farm animals

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 525-534

  Oldham, John D ^a   Emmans, Gerry C ^a   Kyriazakis, Ilias ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; FEMALE; LACTATION; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 0031181975     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS19970055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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