Effect of sub-clinical parasitism on the absorption of nutrients from the gastro-intestinal tract of sheep, with special reference to calcium and phosphorus
Recent studies have established that abomasal and intestinal parasitic infections can reduce the growth and mineralisation of the skeleton of growing lambs. One possible cause for the skeletal effect is that the parasites induce a mineral deficiency by reducing the absorption of dietary Ca and P and...
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University of Edinburgh
1982
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291827 |