Influence of the novel urease inhibitor N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide on ruminant nitrogen metabolism: II. Ruminal nitrogen metabolism, diet digestibility, and nitrogen balance in lambs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 188-198

  Ludden, P A ^a,d   Harmon, D L ^a   Huntington, G B ^b   Larson, B T ^a   Axe, D E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IMC Agrico Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen balance; Sheep; Urea; Urease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; MICROPUS; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

AMMONIA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N (N BUTYL) THIOPHOSPHORIC TRIAMIDE; N-(N-BUTYL) THIOPHOSPHORIC TRIAMIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; UREASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIGESTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIGESTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; KINETICS; MALE; NITROGEN; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RUMEN; SHEEP; UREASE;

EID: 0033629970     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.781188x     Document Type: Article

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