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Effect Of Dietary Urea In Gestating Beef Cows: Circulating Metabolites, Morphometrics, And Mammary Secretions, Ligia D. Prezotto, Jennifer F. Thorson Dec 2022

Effect Of Dietary Urea In Gestating Beef Cows: Circulating Metabolites, Morphometrics, And Mammary Secretions, Ligia D. Prezotto, Jennifer F. Thorson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Prolific use of supplementation strategies, including the utilization of urea, are practiced in beef cattle production systems. Unfortunately, the influence of urea supplementation on metabolics, adipose tissue mobilization, and mammary secretions is limited in beef cows. Therefore, the objectives of this experiment were to assess the influence of urea supplementation on metabolic profiles, morphometrics, and mammary secretions. Pregnant, multiparous beef cows were fed individually and assigned to treatment (n = 4/treatment) as Control or Urea Supplementation. Blood samples and body weight were collected every 28 d throughout gestation. Backfat thickness was measured via ultrasonography on days 28 and 280 of …


Effect Of Dietary Urea In Gestating Beef Cows: Circulating Metabolites, Morphometrics, And Mammary Secretions, Ligia D. Prezotto, Jennifer E. Thorson Dec 2022

Effect Of Dietary Urea In Gestating Beef Cows: Circulating Metabolites, Morphometrics, And Mammary Secretions, Ligia D. Prezotto, Jennifer E. Thorson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Prolific use of supplementation strategies, including the utilization of urea, are practiced in beef cattle production systems. Unfortunately, the influence of urea supplementation on metabolics, adipose tissue mobilization, and mammary secretions is limited in beef cows. Therefore, the objectives of this experiment were to assess the influence of urea supplementation on metabolic profiles, morphometrics, and mammary secretions. Pregnant, multiparous beef cows were fed individually and assigned to treatment (n = 4/treatment) as Control or Urea Supplementation. Blood samples and body weight were collected every 28 d throughout gestation. Backfat thickness was measured via ultrasonography on days 28 and 280 of …