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Sodium and potassium balances and growth on high and low sodium diets

I. The addition of sodium to a low energy hay diet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. Horrocks
D. Horrocks
Affiliation:
East African Veterinary Research Organization, Muguga, P.O. Box 32, Kikuyu, Kenya
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1. Ten-day balances of sodium and potassium were recorded for Shorthorn and Zebu steers fed poor quality chaffed hay with and without sodium supplements.

2. Sodium supplementation had no appreciable effect on growth, all animals being close to a maintenance regime.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , November 1964 , pp. 369 - 372
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1964

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