Deck 6 Flashcards
Principle reason for use of urea in daily ration of cattle is
daily ration low in natural protein
Which of the following forage is not recommended to combine with urea
clover hay
Sucrose is digested by calf in the period of pre-ruminal digestion
bad
First solid feedstuffs are used in calf nutrition from the age of
14 days
Concentration of lactose in colostrum is
lower than in milk
When does rumination start?
28 days of age
What is the ratio between N and S in feed?
20:1
When does colostrums decline in milk?
immediately after first day
What is the best source of readily available carbohydrates to be used alongside high urea supplementation?
grain of cereal
The micro-organisms in the rumen use urea as
a source of nitrogen to synthesise amino acids