Blood indexes of nitrite toxicosis in dairy cows
Nitrate (NO_ 3) and nitrite (NO_ 2) can be ingested with water and feeds and NO_ 2 can be produced from NO_ 3 by rumen and intestinal microbes. Moreover,NO_ 3 and NO_ 2 are endogenously produced by cells of various tissues from nitric oxide (NO) and arginine (Passi, 2000). Toxicity of NO_ 3 is casue...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1987 |