Urea as a protein supplement to dry summer pastures

Authors

F. E. Fels

Keywords

Urea, Protein supplements, Ruminant feeding.

First Page Number

739

Last Page Number

742

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Urea, a crystalline compound manufactured from the nitrogen of the air, is used in the U.S.A. as a fertiliser for various crops. It is also used in grain mixtures by- American stock-raisers to fatten cattle in feed-lots, and could become a common supplement in Western Australia where grazing stock live on dry roughage for some months of each year.

Recommended Citation

Fels, F. E. (1959) "Urea as a protein supplement to dry summer pastures," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3: Vol. 8: No. 6, Article 20.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture3/vol8/iss6/20