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The apparent digestibility of crude protein by the ruminant: III. The application of the general equation to rations containing urea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. H. French
Affiliation:
East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, Muguga, Kenya

Extract

The digestibility of the crude-protein equivalent (N × 6·25) of rations containing urea conforms with the general equation, y = 70 log x − 15, correlating the dry-matter crude-protein content (x) with its coefficient of digestibility (y), irrespective of whether the urea nitrogen is absorbed as ammonium salts or converted to microbial protein prior to digestion.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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