The status of selected minerals in soil, forage and beef cattle tissues in a semi-arid region of Zimbabwe

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 381-393

  Ndebele, N ^a   Mtimuni, J P ^b   Mpofu, I D T ^c   Makuza, S ^c   Mumba, P ^b  

^a Makoholi Research Station   (Zimbabwe)

^b LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Cattle; Deficiencies; Forage; Minerals; Seasonal variation; Soil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POACEAE; SEASON; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOIL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZIMBABWE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; COPPER; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHORUS; POACEAE; SEASONS; SOIL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZIMBABWE; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 20044396397     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-005-3864-4     Document Type: Article

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