Tolerance of cattle to increased dietary sulfur and effect of dietary cation-anion balance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2502-2509

  Spears, J W ^a   Lloyd, K E ^a   Fry, R S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Copper; Selenium; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

COPPER; SULFUR; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; COPPER; DIET; LIVER; MALE; SULFUR; ZINC;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052555719     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3265     Document Type: Article

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