The efficacy of selenium treatment of forage for the correction of selenium deficiency in horses

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 63-71

  Montgomery, Julia B ^a   Wichtel, Jeffrey J ^a   Wichtel, Maureen G ^a   McNiven, Mary A ^a   McClure, JT ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Horse; Selenium deficiency; Selenium supplementation; Selenium fortified forage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 80055013730     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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