Does intra-ruminal nitrogen recycling waste valuable resources? A review of major players and their manipulation

Abstract Nitrogenous emissions from ruminant livestock production are of increasing public concern and, together with methane, contribute to environmental pollution. The main cause of nitrogen-(N)-containing emissions is the inadequate provision of N to ruminants, leading to an excess of ammonia in...

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Main Authors: Thomas Hartinger, Nina Gresner, Karl-Heinz Südekum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0249-x