- Feature Paper
- Article
Effect of N-Carbamylglutamate Supplementation in Late Pregnancy on Nutrient-Restricted Twin-Bearing Ewes on the Pre-Lambing Maternal Metabolome, Colostrum Quality and Lamb Birth Weight
- Francisco Sales,
- Susan McCoard,
- Pablo Alarcón,
- Camila Sandoval,
- Claudia Silva,
- Carolina Rojas and
- Víctor H. Parraguez
Arginine supplementation improves fetal growth and colostrum composition in nutrient-restricted ewes, but its high cost and ruminal degradation limit its practical use. N-carbamylglutamate (NCG), which stimulates endogenous arginine synthesis, and is...