Estimation of endogenous contribution and urinary excretion of purine derivatives from the total digestible nutrient intake in Nellore heifers

The objectives of this experiment were to estimate the endogenous excretion of purine derivatives (PD), the intake and digestibility of nutrients, the urinary excretion of PD from the intake of total digestible nutrients (TDN) and digestible organic matter (DOM) in Nellore heifers. Eight heifers, 26...

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Main Authors: Jercyane Maria da Silva Braga, Rilene Ferreira Diniz Valadares, Samantha Gusmão Pellizzoni, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho, Luciana Louzada Prates, Luiz Fernando Costa e Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2012-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000800014