Effect of nitrogen supplementation on urea kinetics and microbial use of recycled urea in steers consuming corn-based diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2729-2740

  Brake, D W ^a   Titgemeyer, E C ^a   Jones, M L ^a   Andersonf, D E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Distillers dried grains with solubles; Nitrogen; Urea recycling

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; URINE; BOVINAE; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; MALE; NITROGEN; RUMEN; UREA; ZEA MAYS;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954656129     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2641     Document Type: Article

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