Proxy measures and novel strategies for estimating nitrogen utilization efficiency in dairy cattle

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dc.contributor.authorLavery, Anna
dc.contributor.authorFerris, Conrad P.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-26T11:50:07Z
dc.date.available2021-03-26T11:50:07Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-29
dc.descriptionPublication history: Accepted - 26 January 2021; Published online - 29 January 2021en_US
dc.description.abstractThe efficiency with which dairy cows convert dietary nitrogen (N) to milk N is generally low (typically 25%). As a result, much of the N consumed is excreted in manure, from which N can be lost to the environment. Therefore there is increasing pressure to reduce N excretion and improve N use efficiency (NUE) on dairy farms. However, assessing N excretion and NUE on farms is difficult, thus the need to develop proximate measures that can provide accurate estimates of nitrogen utilisation. This review examines a number of these proximate measures. While a strong relationship exists between blood urea N and urinary N excretion, blood sampling is an invasive technique unsuitable for regular herd monitoring. Milk urea N (MUN) can be measured non-invasively, and while strong relationships exist between dietary crude protein and MUN, and MUN and urinary N excretion, the technique has limitations. Direct prediction of NUE using mid-infrared analysis of milk has real potential, while techniques such as near-infrared spectroscopy analysis of faeces and manure have received little attention. Similarly, techniques such as nitrogen isotope analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of urine, and breath ammonia analysis may all offer potential in the future, but much research is still required.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) under grant number 19-1-16, by John Thompson and Sons Limited, and by Trouw Nutrition Limiteden_US
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12518/223
dc.identifier.citationLavery, A. and Ferris, C. (2021) ‘Proxy Measures and Novel Strategies for Estimating Nitrogen Utilisation Efficiency in Dairy Cattle’, Animals. MDPI AG, 11(2), p. 343. doi: 10.3390/ani11020343en_US
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020343
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsCopyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/en_US
dc.subjectnitrogen excretionen_US
dc.subjectblood ureaen_US
dc.subjectmilk ureaen_US
dc.subjectmid-infrared spectorscopyen_US
dc.subjectnear-infrared spectroscopyen_US
dc.titleProxy measures and novel strategies for estimating nitrogen utilization efficiency in dairy cattleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-01-26
dcterms.dateSubmitted2020-11-30

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