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Postpartum disorders associated with high potassium forages in Holstein cows

Creator:

Crill, Roberta L.

Abstract:

Until recently, occurrence of milk fever (MF) has been attributed to prepartum calcium intake. However, researchers in Iowa have concluded that high prepartum dietary potassium (K) is the major cause of MF. Potassium concentrations have been increasing on manure fertilized soils over the last 20 years. Grasses grown on these...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis