Short communication: Milk urea nitrogen as a predictor of urinary nitrogen and urea nitrogen excretions of late-lactation dairy cows fed nitrogen-limiting diets

Milk Urea Nitrogen Testing

Effect of Milk Urea Nitrogen of Dairy Cows in Relation to Breed

Milk urea nitrogen (MUN) of dairy cows was determined in relation to breed. A total of forty (40) Pabna and red Chittagong dairy cattle each of twenty (20) were selected to know the milk composition, nutritional status and milk urea nitrogen. Live weight of Pabna Cattle (187±14 kg) was higher than that of red Chittagong cattle (174±4 kg). In Pabna cattle milk yield (4.94 kg), minerals (0.15%) a...

Relationship among Concentrations of Milk Urea Nitrogen and Plasma Urea Nitrogen and Feeding Time

Eight Holstein cows were used to determine the relationship among milk urea nitrogen (MUN), plasma urea nitrogen (PUN), and feeding time. We first established that MUN concentrations were similar in concentration among quarters by comparing milk samples from each quarter just before milking. In order to determine if collecting a sample of milk from a quarter influenced the MUN in samples taken ...

Evaluation of Urinary Nitrogen Excretion from Plasma Urea Nitrogen in Dry and Lactating Cows

Data of 42 balance measurements from dry and lactating Holstein cows and blood and urine samples from 24 Japanese Black cows were collected to evaluate the potential for predicting urinary nitrogen (N) excretion from plasma urea nitrogen (PUN). Similar positive correlations were obtained between N intake and apparent N absorption in dry and lactating cows. The regression equations of N intake o...

Urinary Nitrogen Excretion of Sheep Fed Nitrogen-free Diets

The urinary nitrogen excretion of sheep offered a low nitrogen diet was lower than when the sheep were fed a nitrogen-free mixture post-ruminally. This result is discussed in terms of Folin’s (1905) definition of endogenous nitrogen, and the nitrogen recycling and utilization which can occur in the rumen/reticulum of sheep. Reasons are given why post-ruminal feeding should give an endogenous ni...