The objective of this study is to contribute
to the information on the requirement of nonprotein
nitrogen in swamp buffalo.
In the fi rst experiment, the animals were
daily fed rice straw and urea-molasses cakes (UMC).
The amount of UMC the buffalo consumed on the
fi rst day was 16% of that consumed by the cattle.
After 10 days the daily consumption increased in
both types of animal, but buffaloes consumption
was only 35% that of cattle.
In the second experiment, the rumen fl uid
NH3 was determined. The results show that NH3
concentration of buffaloes was signifi cantly higher
than that of yellow cattle (P