Effects of Chromium Supplementation on the Growth and Carcass Quality of Bulls Fed a Grain-based Diet during the Finishing Period

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 219-224

  Danielsson, D A ^a   Pehrson, B ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 2542635147     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1998.tb00820.x     Document Type: Article

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