Efficacy of chromium-yeast supplementation for growing beef steers

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 95-105

  Swanson, K C ^a   Harmon, D L ^a   Jacques, K A ^b   Larson, B T ^a   Richards, C J ^a   Bohnert, D W ^a   Paton, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ALLTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Chromium; Glucose tolerance; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033869336     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(00)00142-5     Document Type: Article

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