Effects of partial ruminal defaunation on urea-nitrogen recycling, nitrogen metabolism, and microbial nitrogen supply in growing lambs fed low or high dietary crude protein concentrations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1034-1047

  Kiran, D ^a   Mutsvangwa, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defaunation; Dietary crude protein; Microbial protein synthesis; Nitrogen metabolism; Sheep; Urea nitrogen recycling

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EUKARYOTE; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; EUKARYOTA; FERMENTATION; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SHEEP; UREA;

BOVIDAE; HELIANTHUS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77649178167     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2218     Document Type: Article

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