Effects of Pharmacological Levels of Zinc as Zinc Oxide on Fecal Zinc and Mineral Excretion in Weanling Pigs

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 162-168

  Meyer, T A ^a   Lindemann, M D ^a   Cromwell, G L ^b   Monegue, H J ^b   Inocencio, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Feces; Liver; Pigs; Quality Audits; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007560204     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31506-0     Document Type: Article

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