Urea metabolism in beef steers grazing Bermudagrass, Caucasian bluestem, or gamagrass pastures varying in plant morphology, protein content, and protein composition

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1997-2004

  Huntington, G B ^a   Burns, J C ^a,b   Archibeque, S L ^a,c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Bothriochloa caucasica; Cynodon dactylon; Tripsacum dactyloides; Urea biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYNODON; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; MALE; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CYNODON; DIETARY PROTEINS; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; MALE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; UREA;

BOS; BOTHRIOCHLOA BLADHII; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; FISTULA; POACEAE; TRIPSACUM; TRIPSACUM DACTYLOIDES;

EID: 34547632916     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-597     Document Type: Article

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