Effects of dietary protein level on growth performance and nitrogen excretion of dairy heifers

Objective Protein supplementation is costly and can result in excess nitrogen (N) excretion. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of feeding different levels of dietary protein on average daily gain, body size, rumen fermentation, and nitrogen excretion of 8 to 10 month-old Holste...

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Main Authors: Bin Zhang, Chong Wang, He Liu, Jianxin Liu, Hongyun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2017-03-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-30-3-386.pdf