Estimation of the Flow of Microbial Nitrogen to the Duodenum Using Urinary Uric Acid or Allantoin

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2408-2420

  Johnson, L M ^a   Harrison, J H ^a   Riley, R E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allantoin; Microbial N; Purine metabolites; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

ALLANTOIN; NITROGEN; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DUODENUM; FEMALE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; URINE;

ALLANTOIN; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DUODENUM; FEMALE; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SILAGE; URIC ACID; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032161475     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)70132-8     Document Type: Article

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