Urophagia in lactating cows associated with nitrogen deficiency in the diet - case reports

ABSTRACT This article describes two cases where adult dairy or beef cows, fed exclusively with corn or sorghum silage, began to ingest urine greedily. Providing 20 to 40g of urea/100kg of body weight was able to suppress urophagia in these two herds. In a situation where adult cows, not supplemented...

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Published in:	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Main Authors:	P. Malafaia, A. Mendes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2025-07-01
Subjects:	corn and sorghum silage nitrogen urophagia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352025000401310&lng=en&tlng=en