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The effect of the dietary Na + + K + − Cl − balance on the short‐term energy and nitrogen metabolism of the growing pig
Author(s) -
Moughan Paul J.,
Smith William C.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740351107
Subject(s) - nitrogen balance , nitrogen , chemistry , nitrogen cycle , zoology , energy metabolism , metabolism , urea , energy balance , urea nitrogen , endocrinology , biochemistry , biology , creatinine , ecology , organic chemistry
Three diets containing either 45, 72 or 218 mEq kg −1 of the Na + + K + − Cl − balance were each given to four male growing pigs in a 13‐day metabolism trial. The dietary Na + + K + − Cl − balance did not significantly influence the digestibility or metabolisability of gross energy and nitrogen or the extretion of urinary urea.