Fecal ammonia, urea, volatile fatty acid and lactate levels in dairy cows and their pathophysiological significance during diarrhea

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 595-599

  Sato, Hiroshi ^a   Nakajima, Junko ^b  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Horonobe Animal Clinic Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colonic fermentation; Diarrheic dairy cow; Fecal ammonia; Fecal organic acids; Fecal urea

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33144483774     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2005.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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