Potential role of N-carbamoyl glutamate in biosynthesis of arginine and its significance in production of ruminant animals

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chacher, Bahram ^a,b   Liu, Hongyun ^a,b   Wang, Diming ^a,b   Liu, Jianxin ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arginine; Lactation; N cabamoyl glutamate; Nitrogen utilization; Pregnancy; Ruminant animals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894526737     PISSN: 16749782     EISSN: 20491891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-1891-4-16     Document Type: Review

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