Effects of feeding oxalate containing grass on intake and the concentrations of some minerals and parathyroid hormone in blood of sheep

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 940-945

  Rahman, M M ^a   Nakagawa, T ^a   Niimi, M ^a   Fukuyama, K ^a   Kawamura, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium; Feed intake; Forage; Oxalate; Parathyroid hormone; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; SETARIA (PLANT); UROCHLOA MAXIMA;

EID: 79960279495     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.10445     Document Type: Article

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