Lithium salts as a marker of intake of supplements by cattle

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-46

  Dixon, R M ^a,b   Smith, D R ^a,b   Reid, A ^c  

^a QBII   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FOOD INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MICROPUS;

EID: 0037229750     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01155     Document Type: Article

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