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Studies on the preparation and in vitro breakdown of urea-hemicellulose complex

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. L. Punj ,
V. K. Kakkar  and
K. S. Saini
M. L. Punj
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India
V. K. Kakkar
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India
K. S. Saini
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India
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Urea is not efficiently utilized by ruminants mainly because of its more rapid (about 4 times) rate of hydrolysis than the corresponding uptake of ammonia by the rumen microbes (Bloomfield, Garner & Muhrer, 1960). A number of attempts have been made to slow down the release of ammonia either through the production of urease immunity (Sidhu, Jones & Tillman, 1968) or by complexing urea with starch (Deyoe et al. 1968) or with molasses (Chopra et al. 1974). The present communication reports the method of preparation and in vitro breakdown of urea-hemicellulose complex.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 94 , Issue 3 , June 1980 , pp. 727 - 729
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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