Dietary fiber has been suggested as interfering with
mineral utilization. The influence of broccoli florets and
wastes, cauliflower heads and wastes, wheat bran and Metamucil
on mineral uptake by the rat was determined using
balance studies. All results were compared to control
animals fed diets containing 10% hydrolyzed cellulose.
Utilization...
This report was prepared for the 2009 Range Field Day held at the Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Madras, Oregon. It contains research reports on production of vegetable seed, grass seed, forage and cereals, and potatoes and peppermint; potential new crops; and rangeland and non-crop areas.