Prediction of urinary nitrogen and urinary urea nitrogen excretion by lactating dairy cattle in northwestern Europe and North America: A meta-analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4310-4322

  Spek, J W ^a   Dijkstra, J ^a   van Duinkerken, G ^a   Hendriks, W H ^a   Bannink, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Meta analysis; Milk urea nitrogen; Urinary nitrogen

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; LACTATION; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MILK; NORTH AMERICA; PROTEIN INTAKE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; EUROPE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; NITROGEN; NORTH AMERICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84879285038     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6265     Document Type: Article

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