TY - JOUR. T1 - Effect of
ammonium chloride supplementation on
urine pH and urinary fractional excretion of electrolytes in goats. AU - Mavangira, Vengai. AU - Cornish, Jennifer M.. AU - Angelos, John A. PY - 2010/12/1. Y1 - 2010/12/1. N2 - Objective-To determine whether dietary supplementation with
ammonium chloride would affect
urine pH or urinary fractional excretion (FE) of electrolytes in goats fed grass hay. Design-Clinical trial. Animals-15 yearling castrated male goats. Procedures-In the dose response study, 3 yearling goats fed orchard grass hay and water ad libitum were administered
ammonium chloride at either 200, 400, or 500 mg/kg (91, 182, or 227 mg/lb), PO, every 24 hours. In the FE study, 8 goats fed orchard grass hay were randomly divided into either a treatment (n = 4) or a control group (4). In the treatment group,
ammonium chloride was administered at 450 mg/kg (2.25% of dry matter intake [DMI]), PO, every 24 hours for 8 days. The FE of electrolytes was compared between ...