Practice mode Animal husbandry

By what other name is urea toxicity known?

Correct answer C. NH3 Toxicity

Explanation

In ruminants, rumen microbes break urea down rapidly into ammonia (NH3); when too much is absorbed into the blood the animal is poisoned, so the condition is called ammonia toxicity.

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