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Feeding Urea To Cattle, D J. Barker
Feeding Urea To Cattle, D J. Barker
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
RUMINANTS normally obtain the protein they require by digestion of the organisms that inhabit the forestomach (rumen), not by direct digestion of the dietary protein they chew up and swallow.
The organisms break down the dietary protein and then rebuild proteins in the form of more organisms.
Urea For Sheep And Cattle On Dry Feed, Laurence C. Snook
Urea For Sheep And Cattle On Dry Feed, Laurence C. Snook
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Urea can be a valuable supplement for ruminants which have to depend on dry feed low in protein.
It is not a substitute for good quality conserved fodder.
Urea is extremely poisonous if eaten in excess and great care must be taken when feeding it to stock.
There are a variety of ways in which urea can be fed and these are outlined in this article.
The Department of Agriculture's Animal Nutrition Laboratory is now carrying out trials to determine the most convenient and safest method.
Urea is most effective as a fertiliser; when used in this way it results …