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Publication Date: January 1, 1993
Reference: In Nitrogen Flow in Pig Production and Environmental Consequences. Edited by M.W.A Verstegen, L.A. den Hartog, G.J.M. van Kempen and J.H.M. Metz. P.39-48
Country: New Zealand
Summary:
The basic physiological processes involved are: digestion and absorption, maintenance of the integument, protein re-synthesis, gut maintenance, amino acid catabolism and protein synthesis. Based on the simulation, the results showed that the urine is the major route for N losses. Around 2/3 of total N excretion is eliminated in the urine.
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