Slow-release urea in supplement fed to beef steers

Slow-release urea in supplement fed to beef steers

Replacing regular urea (RU) by slow-release urea (SRU) at two levels of non-protein nitrogen (NPN) in concentrate, offered with low-quality roughage, was evaluated in beef steers on dry matter intake (DMI), ruminal fermentation parameters, plasma urea nitrogen (PUN), total tract apparent digestibili...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Gonçalves, Carolina Fernanda Moysés do Nascimento, Fernanda Altieri Ferreira, Rodrigo da Costa Gomes, Marcelo de Queiroz Manella, Carolina Tobias Marino, João José Assumpção de Abreu Demarchi, Paulo Henrique Mazza Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2015-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Controlled release
feed intake
non-protein nitrogen
short chain fatty acids
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