Kinetics of endogenous urea in lactating goats and cows fed diets varying in their crude protein concentrations

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-242

  Pfeffer, Ernst ^a   Speckter, Henrike ^a   Bornemann, Stephan ^a   Holthausen, Antje ^a   Rodehutscord, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cows; Goats; Isotope dilution; Lactation; Nitrogen metabolism; Stable isotopes; Urea

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 74949143893     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390902863780     Document Type: Article

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