Factors affecting milk urea nitrogen and its relationships with production traits in South African Holstein cattle

Factors affecting milk urea nitrogen and its relationships with production traits in South African Holstein cattle

The efficiency of utilization of dietary nitrogen can be monitored using milk urea nitrogen (MUN). Overfeeding or underfeeding of protein can be identified through the observation of deviations from target MUN concentrations. This will assist in lowering feed costs of dairy farms, and improving nutr...

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Main Author: Kgole, M.L. (Matlou Lebogang)
Other Authors: Visser, Carina
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2014
Subjects:
Dairy farms
South African Holstein cattle
Milk urea nitrogen (MUN)
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41116
Kgole, ML 2013, Factors affecting milk urea nitrogen and its relationships with production traits in South African Holstein cattle, MSc (Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41116>

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41116
Kgole, ML 2013, Factors affecting milk urea nitrogen and its relationships with production traits in South African Holstein cattle, MSc (Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41116>

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