Milk urea nitrogen (UN) concentration was examined as a possible index to protein-energy intake in female collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu). Captive adults were bred and assigned to one of four experimental diets through gestation and lactation. Females fed a high protein diet produced milk with UN concentrations exceeding those of low-protein-fed females. A low energy intake tended to elevate UN concentrations in milk.
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1 July 1987
Urea Concentration in Collared Peccary Milk as an Indicator of Protein Nutritional Status
R. L. Lochmiller,
E. C. Hellgren,
W. E. Grant,
L. W. Varner
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 23 • No. 3
July 1987
Vol. 23 • No. 3
July 1987
collared peccary
condition assessment
milk
nutrition
Tayassu tajacu
urea nitrogen