Urea concentration in collared peccary milk as an indicator of protein nutritional status.
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.
D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000378:metabolism*; D003126:Colostrum / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D008892:Milk / Q000032:analysis*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014508:Urea / Q000032:analysis*
D011506:Proteins; D014508:Urea