The mineral nutrition of livestock

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The mineral nutrition of livestock

E.J. Underwood and N.F. Suttle

CABI Pub., c1999

3rd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

ISBN 9780851991283

Description

This book is an up to date reference work covering all aspects of macro and trace element nutrition in farm livestock. Sufficient information is given on metabolism, functions and interactions to explain why needs, feeds and imbalances are not always easy to define or anticipate. The major emphasis is on the mineral nutrition of ruminant livestock since they are most likely to be affected by imbalances but where pigs and poultry are the more vulnerable, extensive coverage of the non-ruminant is given. This new edition of a highly successful text has been thoroughly revised and significantly expanded. Many chapters have been extensively updated and several chapters on new topics introduced. Calcium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium are now treatedseparately. Over 40 new figures are presented, and extensive use made oftables to summarise important data. Chapters on trace elements have been drastically revised. Claims for enhanced availability for new chelated sources arecritically reviewed. Completely new chapters focus on: The unique need of the ruminant for elemental sulphur Occasionally beneficial elements and essentially toxic elements The improved conduct and interpretation of supplementation trials

Table of Contents

1: General introduction 2: Natural sources of minerals 3: The detection and correction of mineral imbalances in animals 4: Calcium 5: Phosphorus 6: Magnesium 7: Sodium and chloride 8: Potassium 9: Sulphur 10: Cobalt 11: Copper 12: Iodine 13: Iron 14: Manganese 15: Selenium 16: Zinc 17: Occasionally beneficial elements (boron, chromium, lithium, molybdenum, nickel, silicon, tin, vanadium) 18: Essentially toxic elements (aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, fluorine, lead, mercury) 19: Design of supplementation trials for assessing mineral deprivation
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780851995571

Description

This book is an up to date reference work covering all aspects of macro and trace element nutrition in farm livestock. Sufficient information is given on metabolism, functions and interactions to explain why needs, feeds and imbalances are not always easy to define or anticipate. The major emphasis is on the mineral nutrition of ruminant livestock since they are most likely to be affected by imbalances but where pigs and poultry are the more vulnerable, extensive coverage of the non-ruminant is given. This new edition of a highly successful text has been thoroughly revised and significantly expanded. Many chapters have been extensively updated and several chapters on new topics introduced. Calcium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium are now treatedseparately. Over 40 new figures are presented, and extensive use made oftables to summarise important data. Chapters on trace elements have been drastically revised. Claims for enhanced availability for new chelated sources arecritically reviewed. Completely new chapters focus on: The unique need of the ruminant for elemental sulphur Occasionally beneficial elements and essentially toxic elements The improved conduct and interpretation of supplementation trials

Table of Contents

  • Natural sources of minerals
  • the detection and correction of mineral imbalances in animals
  • calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and chloride
  • potassium, sulphur, cobalt, copper, iodine
  • iron, manganese, selenium, zinc
  • occasionally beneficial elements
  • essentially tosic elements
  • design of supplementation trials for assessing mineral deprivation.

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  • NCID
    BA44307795
  • ISBN
    • 0851991289
    • 0851995578
  • LCCN
    99011802
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Wallingford, Oxon, UK
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 614 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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