Feeding sunflower oil to partially defaunate the rumen increases nitrogen retention, urea-nitrogen recycling to the gastrointestinal tract and the anabolic use of recycled urea-nitrogen in growing lambs

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1453-1464

  Doranalli, Kiran ^a   Mutsvangwa, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microbial protein synthesis; Nitrogen metabolism; Partial defaunation; Sheep; Urea nitrogen recycling

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SUNFLOWER OIL; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; INTESTINE FLORA; LAMB; MALE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NITROGEN UTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; RUMINANT STOMACH; UREA CYCLE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN KINETICS; UREA NITROGEN RECYCLING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; NITROGEN; PLANT OILS; SHEEP; UREA;

HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79956041435     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510005155     Document Type: Article

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