Effects of urinary excretion of nitrogen, potassium and sodium on urine volume in dairy cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-33

  Kume, S ^a   Nonaka, K ^b   Oshita, T ^c   Kozakai, T ^c   Hirooka, H ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Nitrogen; Potassium; Sodium; Urine

Indexed keywords

BOS; DACTYLIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 41449086150     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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