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Observations onrumen ammonia metabolism in lactating dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. D. Oldham
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT
I. Bruckental
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT
A. Nissenbaum
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT

Extract

A number of attempts have been made, notably by workers in Australia (Nolan, 1975; Pilgrim et al. 1970) and Canada (Mathison & Milligan, 1971; Kennedy & Milligan, 1978a, b) to trace the metabolism of rumen ammonia-N in sheep.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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