Mineral balance in horses fed two supplemental silicon sources

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-181

  O'Connor, C I ^a,b   Nielsen, B D ^a   Woodward, A D ^a   Spooner, H S ^a   Ventura, B A ^a   Turner, K K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 1287 Anthony Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Horse; Mineral metabolism; Silicon; Sodium aluminium silicate

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; SILICIC ACID; SILICON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD; BONE; CHEMISTRY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; URINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BONE AND BONES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; HORSES; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MINERALS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILICIC ACID; SILICON;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 40649083609     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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