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Publication Date: January 1, 2001
Reference: Prairie Swine Centre Annual Research Report 2001 pp. 35
Country: Canada
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Nitrogen excretion is of concern because of its potential impact on the environment inside and outside the barn. The effects of reducing dietary protein content and inclusion of dietary fermentable fibre sources on reducing urinary nitrogen excretion were additive, together resulting in a 55% reduction. Urinary nitrogen excretion could be predicted from plasma urea (PU) concentration.
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