BEWARE OF POISONING CONTAINING UREA / AWAS KERACUNAN PAKAN MENGANDUNG UREA
BEWARE OF FOOD POISONING CONTAINING UREA Urea is frequently given to cattle feed as a mixture of fibrous materials such as rice straw, maize straw and other agricultural wastes. Whereas urea-containing feed can cause poisoning, especially if a cow suffering from liver dysfunction or heart worm disease. Urea as a source of nitrogen in the feed will be broken down enzymatically by the rumen into ammonia. Ammonia utilized by rumen bacteria and processed into microbial protein. Excess of ammonia could not utilized will be absorbed by the blood that circulates to the liver.