Prediction of nitrogen excretion in feces and urine of beef cattle offered diets containing grass silage

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1982-1989

  Yan, T ^a   Frost, J P ^a   Keady, T W J ^a,b   Agnew, R E ^a   Mayne, C S ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Live BW; Nitrogen excretion; Nitrogen intake; Prediction

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FECES; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; POACEAE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SILAGE; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; FECES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NITROGEN; POACEAE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34547647464     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-408     Document Type: Article

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