Effect of ammoniation or protein supplementation of barley straw on digestion and purine derivative excretion in sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 433-439

  Mawuenyegah, P O ^a   Warly, L ^a,b   Harumoto, T ^a   Fujihara, T ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ANDALAS UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Ammonia treatment; Protein supplements; Purines; Sheep; Straw

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444366231     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800016039     Document Type: Article

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