Bioavailability of zinc from zinc sulfate and different organic zinc sources and their effects on ruminal volatile fatty acid proportions

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Spears, J W ^a   Schlegel, P ^b   Seal, M C ^a   Lloyd, K E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pancosma   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Organic zinc; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 19544390908     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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