The use of purine derivatives/creatinine ratio in spot urine samples as an index of microbial protein supply in Yerli Kara crossbred cattle

Livestock Science

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 91-98

  Cetinkaya, Nurcan ^a   Yaman, Sema ^b   Ozdemir Baber, Nadide Hulya ^a  

^a TURKISH ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY   (Turkey)

^b Lalahan Livestock Central Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Microbial protein synthesis; PDC index; Purine derivatives; Spot sampling

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33645860501     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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