The influence of digestible organic matter and nitrogen intake on faecal and urinary nitrogen losses in sheep

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 183-190

  Giraldez F J ^a   Valdes C ^b   Pelaez R ^b   Frutos, P ^a   Mantecon A R ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary conditions; Endogenous urinary nitrogen; Metabolic faecal nitrogen; Recycling of N; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038342129     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00066-3     Document Type: Article

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