Effects of dietary protein and oathull fiber on nitrogen excretion patterns and postprandial plasma urea profiles in grower pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3238-3246

  Zervas, S ^a,b   Zijlstra, R T ^a,c  

^a PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Excretion; Fibers; Nitrogen; Pigs; Protein; Urea

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FECES; MALE; METABOLISM; OAT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SWINE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; AVENA SATIVA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FECES; MALE; NITROGEN; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; SWINE; UREA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037504379     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.80123238x     Document Type: Article

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