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Estimative of rumen microbial growth based on urinary purine derivatives excretion by sheep fed three different quality hays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

I.C.S. Bueno*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Nutrition – Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP), CP 96, CEP 13400-970, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
S.L.S. Cabral Filho
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Nutrition – Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP), CP 96, CEP 13400-970, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
D.M.S.S. Vitti
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Nutrition – Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP), CP 96, CEP 13400-970, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
A.L. Abdalla
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Nutrition – Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP), CP 96, CEP 13400-970, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
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The best amino acid profile for ruminants is indeed the rumen microbial protein profile. Thus feeds that promote a good microorganism growth are desirable to be a component of ruminant diets. The aim of this work was to estimate microbial protein supply to ruminant fed three protein level hays based on urinary excretion of purine derivatives.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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