Effect of intra-ruminal urea infusions and changing digestible organic intake on nitrogen kinetics in sheep fed rice straw

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-121

  Hettiarachchi, M ^a,c   Dixon, R M ^a,d   Nolan, J V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Swan's Lagoon Research Station ^*  (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BARLEY; CARBON 14; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIET; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; NITROGEN 15; NITROGEN METABOLISM; RADIOISOTOPE; RICE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STRAW; TRACER; UREA;

EID: 0032877429     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699006590     Document Type: Article

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