Macrominerals and Trace Element Requirements for Beef Cattle.

Eighty-seven Nellore animals were utilized in this study to estimate net requirements for the maintenance and growth of beef cattle as well as the retention coefficients of 13 minerals: macrominerals (Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, and S) and trace elements (Cu, Fe, Mn, Se, Zn, Co, and Cr). The net requirements...

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Main Authors: Luiz Fernando Costa e Silva, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho, Terry Eugene Engle, Polyana Pizzi Rotta, Marcos Inácio Marcondes, Flávia Adriane Sales Silva, Edilane Costa Martins, Arnaldo Taishi Tokunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4681427?pdf=render