The impact of lower gut nitrogen supply on nitrogen balance and urea kinetics in growing pigs fed a valine-limiting diet

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL4, 2012, Pages 62-64

  Columbus, D ^a   Lapierre, H ^b   Fuller, M F ^c   Htoo, J K ^d   de Lange, C F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lower gut; Microbial amino acids; Nitrogen; Urea recycling

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; BICARBONATE; CASEIN; NITROGEN; UREA; VALINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; CASEINS; DIET; KINETICS; MALE; NITROGEN; SWINE; UREA; VALINE;

EID: 84882600851     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.51843     Document Type: Article

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