Du Toit, B.A.Smuts, D.B.Du Toit, P.J.2017-03-222017-03-2220171941Du Toit, BA & Smuts, DB 1941, 'The endogenous nitrogen metabolism of pigs with special reference to the maintenance protein requirement’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, vol. 16, nos. 1 & 2, pp. 169-179.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59492The 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.The endogenous nitrogen metabolism of pigs have been measured and an equation evolved for the estimation of the maintenance protein requirements of pigs. The equation obtained is P=0.79 W·⁷³⁴, where P=protein in grams, and W weight in Kgm.en© 1941 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2017 University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle