Essays about: "plasma urea"

Found 3 essays containing the words plasma urea.

  1. 1. Growth and health of piglets fed colour flowered faba bean in relation to tannin content

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Jolin Währn; [2017]
    Keywords : faba bean; pig; tannins; growth; health; plasma urea;

    Abstract : There is an increasing need and interest to use domestic protein feed ingredients in Swedish pig diets instead of imported soybean, particularly in organic production. Due to its tannin content, colour flowered faba bean has been disregarded in this sense, yet it yields more and is grown more in Sweden than the white flowered which is void of tannins. READ MORE

  2. 2. Milk production and protein utilization in high producing dairy cows fed a low CP diet based on cereals and roughage only : a full lactation study

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Susanna Räisänen; [2016]
    Keywords : dairy cows; lactation; milk production; protein utilization; nitrogen efficiency; dietary protein level;

    Abstract : A feeding trial investigating the effect of a concentrate diet consisting only of cereals on milk production, protein utilization and nitrogen efficiency was conducted on Swedish dairy cows. 13 SRB and 12 SH cows were randomly assigned to one of two groups: group 1 was fed a concentrate feed (Cereal), mainly consisting of barley (36%), wheat (34%), oats (25%) as well as molasses (2%) and a mineral and vitamin mix (3%), whereas group 2 had access to both Cereal and a protein rich concentrate feed (Prot) based mainly on soya bean (51%) and rapeseed cake (28%). READ MORE

  3. 3. Genetiska och epigenetiska samband mellan näringsförsörjning och fertilitet hos mjölkkor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Stina Hellman; [2013]
    Keywords : Epigenetik; fertilitet; NEB; hullpoäng; leptin; NEFA; BHB; IGF-1; urea;

    Abstract : The dairy cow’s ability to resume estrus after calving and to conceive is affected by their metabolic status after calving. For high yielding cows there is a high risk that the feed intake will not be sufficient to cope with the increased energy demands after calving, and the cow will end up in a state of negative energy balance. READ MORE