Effects of polymer-coated slow-release urea on performance, ruminal fermentation, and blood metabolites in dairy cows

ABSTRACTThe objective of this experiment was to quantify the effects of feeding polymer-coated slow-release urea on nutrient intake and total tract digestion, milk yield and composition, nutrient balances, ruminal fermentation, microbial protein synthesis, and blood parameters in dairy cows. Sixteen...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Delfino Calomeni, Rodrigo Gardinal, Beatriz Conte Venturelli, José Esler de Freitas Júnior, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini, Caio Seiti Takiya, Heraldo Namorato de Souza, Francisco Palma Rennó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2015-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982015000900327&lng=en&tlng=en