Metabolism of microbial nitrogen in ruminants with special reference to nucleic acids

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-208

  Fujihara, Tsutomu ^a,b   Shem, Martin N ^c  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Microbial protein; Nucleic acids; Ruminants; Urinary PD excretion

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUCLEIC ACID;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BOVIDS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; NITROGEN; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RUMEN; RUMINANTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79953058472     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00871.x     Document Type: Review

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