Can the post-ruminal urea release impact liver metabolism, and nutritional status of beef cows at late gestation?

We aimed to evaluate the effects of post-ruminal supply of urea (PRU) on nutritional status, and liver metabolism of pregnant beef cows during late gestation. Twenty-four Brahman dams, pregnant from a single sire, and weighing 545 kg ± 23 kg were confined into individual pens at 174 ± 23 d of gestat...

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Main Authors: Marta M Santos, Thaís C Costa, Tiago A O Mendes, Luana L Dutra, Davi N L Silva, Renato D Araújo, Nick V L Serão, Luciana N Rennó, Yamê F R S Silva, Edenio Detmann, Javier Martín-Tereso, Isabela P Carvalho, Mateus P Gionbelli, Marcio S Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0293216&type=printable