Effect of dietary energy levels on the urinary excretion of purine derivatives in sheep

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 441-445

  Fujihara, Tsutomu ^a   Shem, Martin N ^a,b   Nakamura, Kazutaka ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Dietary energy levels; Purine derivatives; Sheep; Spot urine sample

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS ARIES; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 28144448138     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2005.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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