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The relationship between the serum magnesium concentration of grazing ewes and their dry matter intake and milk yield

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. L. L'Estrange ,
J. B. Owen  and
D. Wilman
J. L. L'Estrange
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge
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1. A group of six lactating ewes, rotationally grazed a low-nitrogen treated plot (40 lb nitrogen applied in early March) and a similar group a highnitrogen treated plot (1001b nitrogen applied in early March and 60 lb at monthly intervals thereafter, all as Nitro-chalk) from mid-April to early July, and the concentrations of serum magnesium and calcium along with food intake and milk yields of the ewes were studied.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , April 1967 , pp. 165 - 171
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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