Studies on the alimentary tract of the merino sheep in South Africa. XXI. The toxicity of urea to sheep under different conditions

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dc.contributor.author Clark, R.
dc.contributor.author Oyaert, W.
dc.contributor.author Quin, J.I.
dc.contributor.editor Alexander, R.A.
dc.contributor.editor Clark, R.
dc.contributor.editor Sterne, M.
dc.contributor.editor Louw, J.G.
dc.contributor.editor Van der Reyden, D.
dc.contributor.editor De Kock, V.E.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-02-02T09:19:21Z
dc.date.available 2017-02-02T09:19:21Z
dc.date.created 2017
dc.date.issued 1951
dc.description The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract The dosing of urea into the rumen of sheep caused acute intoxication characterised by atony of the rumen, muscular spasms and sudden death due to circulatory failure. The toxicity of urea was found to depend on the activity of the ruminal flora, as determined by the basic diet, and the presence of available carbohydrate. Toxic symptoms after dosing urea were associated with the formation of ammonia and a high pH of the ruminal contents. They could be prevented or alleviated by the administration of acid. en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Clark, R, Oyaert, W & Quin, JI 1951, 'Studies on the alimentary tract of the merino sheep in South Africa. XXI. The toxicity of urea to sheep under different conditions’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 73-78. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0330-2465
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58826
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria, South Africa. en_ZA
dc.rights © 1951 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2017 University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital). en_ZA
dc.subject Veterinary medicine en_ZA
dc.subject.lcsh Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.title Studies on the alimentary tract of the merino sheep in South Africa. XXI. The toxicity of urea to sheep under different conditions en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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