A review of factors influencing milk urea concentration and its relationship with urinary urea excretion in lactating dairy cattle

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-423

  Spek, J W ^a   Dijkstra, J ^a   Van Duinkerken, G ^a   Bannink, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOINDICATOR; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXCRETION; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LACTATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MILK; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; UREA;

EID: 84879285263     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859612000561     Document Type: Review

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