Effect of floor type and dietary molybdenum content on the liver copper concentration at slaughter and performance of intensively finished lambs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 181-190

  Crosby, T F ^a   Quinn, P J ^a   Callan, J J ^a   O'Hara, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Concentrates; Copper; Floor; Lamb; Liver

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 19544372631     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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