Supplementation of selenium to sheep grazing kikuyu or ryegrass: I. Selenium status of unsupplemented sheep and animal performance upon supplementation

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-144

  Van Ryssen, J B J ^a   Coertze, R J ^a   De Villiers, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b KwaZulu Natal Department of Agriculture   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fertilized; Kikuyu; KwaZulu Natal Midlands; Parenteral; Ryegrass; Selenium; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; OVIS ARIES; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0033258789     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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