Failure of mineral supplementation to avert apparent sodium deficiency in lambs with abomasal parasitism

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-109

  Suttle, N F ^a   Brebner, J ^b   McLean, K ^a   Hoeggel, F U ^c  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Moredun Scientific Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Lambs; Mineral supplements; Nematoda; Sodium deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030213185     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800028332     Document Type: Article

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