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Description of  Mineral Nutrition of Livestock Ed 5

1789240921 pdf 1789240921 pdf The fifth edition of this important book reviews the recent advances in livestock mineral nutrition, updated throughout with new illustrations and references to reflect the growing complexity of mineral metabolism. Covering increasing the "mineral value" of feeds by the use of additives, the concept of the "mineral footprint" of livestock production and methods of mineral feeding that lower environmental pollution, it also highlights new developments, such as: salt tolerance and optimizing production in salt-rich environments the use of near-infra red (NIR) methodology to monitor phytate P in diets acid-base balance in dairy cows the use of new slow-release vitamin injections and Read more