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Nitrogen retention from dietary urea by ewes in late pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. J. Parkins
J. J. Parkins
Affiliation:
Glasgow University Veterinary School, Bearsden, Glasgow
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Summary

Three separate nitrogen balance experiments were made in three consecutive years. Comparisons of nitrogen retention were made between late-pregnant (15–20 weeks) Greyface (Border Leicester ♂χ Scottish Blackface ♀) ewes given a basal diet of hay and molassed sugar-beet pulp cubes (SBP, 1·25 em diameter x ca. 3cm length) and when given additional nitrogen supplied as urea contained in molassed sugar-beet pulp cubes (SBPU). Both sugar-beet pulp materials were adequately supplemented with minerals and vitamins. Supplementation with urea significantly increased nitrogen retention.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , December 1974 , pp. 563 - 565
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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