Title : ( Ruminal peptide and ammonia nitrogen concentrations in steers fed diets with different concentrate to lucerne hay ratios )
Authors: Reza Valizadeh , Seyed Alireza Vakili , Mohsen Danesh Mesgaran , Alireza Heravi Moussavi , Mohammadreza Nassiri , Ali Javadmanesh ,
Full TextAbstract
In ruminants, as much as 50% of the dietary crude protein can be converted to ammonia by ruminal microorganisms. A part of ammonia can be utilized as a bacterial nitrogen source; however, rates of ammonia production often exceed rates of ammonia utilization. Peptides are intermediates in the conversion of ingested protein to ammonia in the rumen and their accumulation depends upon the nature of diet (Mesgaran & Parker, 1995). The objective of the present experiment was to investigate the effect of diets differing in concentrate: lucerne hay ratios on the ruminal pH, ammonianitrogen concentration and ruminal peptide nitrogen concentration in Holstein steers.
Keywords
, Ruminal peptide, different concentrate ratios
@inproceedings{paperid:1008365,
author = {Valizadeh, Reza and Vakili, Seyed Alireza and Danesh Mesgaran, Mohsen and Heravi Moussavi, Alireza and Nassiri, Mohammadreza and Javadmanesh, Ali},
title = {Ruminal peptide and ammonia nitrogen concentrations in steers fed diets with different concentrate to lucerne hay ratios},
booktitle = {British Society of Animal Science},
year = {2007},
location = {ENGLAND},
keywords = {Ruminal peptide; different concentrate ratios},
}
%0 Conference Proceedings
%T Ruminal peptide and ammonia nitrogen concentrations in steers fed diets with different concentrate to lucerne hay ratios
%A Valizadeh, Reza
%A Vakili, Seyed Alireza
%A Danesh Mesgaran, Mohsen
%A Heravi Moussavi, Alireza
%A Nassiri, Mohammadreza
%A Javadmanesh, Ali
%J British Society of Animal Science
%D 2007
