Trace mineral nutrition in llamas

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-216

  Pugh, D G ^a   Waldridge, B ^a,b   Wenzel, J G W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Tuskegee   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Iodine; Iron; Llama; Selenium; Trace minerals; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033260303     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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