Influence of minerals on the aetiology of geophagia in periurban dairy cattle in the derived savannah of Nigeria

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 315-327

  Smith, J W ^a   Adebowale, E A ^b   Ogundola, F I ^b   Taiwo, A A ^b   Akpavie, S O ^c   Larbi, A ^d   Jabbar, M A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cattle; Forage; Geophagia; Minerals; Phosphorus; Season; Soil; Termite hills

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MINERAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; PICA; SEASON; SOIL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COPPER; IRON; ISOPTERA; MINERALS; NIGERIA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PICA; SEASONS; SODIUM; SOIL; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ISOPTERA; PICA;

EID: 0033833635     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005269107863     Document Type: Article

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