Abstract

The quantity of ammonia removed from portal blood by the ovine liver was measured using four sheep prepared with in-dwelling catheters in the hepatic region and fed either lucerne pellets (L) or white clover (WC) at 900 gDM/day. Following blood sampling, plasma ammonia and oxygen concentrations were determined. The portal ammonia concentration and flow were significantly (P<0.01) affected by the diet (304 and 646

KB, Greaney, GW Reynolds, MJ Ulyatt, DDS MacKenzie, and PM Harris

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 56, , 130-132, 1996
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