Urea as a Protein Supplementation in the Diet of Bovine Embryo Donors and Recipients;Uso da Uréia como Suplemento Protéico na Dieta de Doadoras e Receptoras de Embriões Bovinos

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-84

  Barreto, Amílcar Gasperin ^a   Louvandini, Hélder ^a   Costa, Celso De Paula ^b   McManus, Concepta ^a   Rumpf, Rodolfo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Intg Nutrição Animal   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Embryo; Protein; Supplementation; Transfer; Urea

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0348234474     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-35982003000100010     Document Type: Article

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