A free-choice intake of mineral blocks in beef cows during the grazing season and in winter

Livestock Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-46

  Chladek G ^a   Zapletal, D ^b  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Ca; Free choice intake; K; Mg; Mineral blocks; Na; P

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33845927658     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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