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Copper deficiency and Mo-induced Cu deficiency are nutrition
problems of ruminant livestock in the Burns and Klamath Falls area
of Oregon. Chemical analysis of plant and soil samples was used to
survey Cu and Mo levels in forage in these areas. The objectives
were to assess the possibility of animal...
A series of four trials was conducted to evaluate activated
sewage sludge (AcSS) as a protein source. In the first trial the protein
efficiency ratio (PER) of sun-dried and auto-claved, sun-dried
AcSS was measured with rats. Growth of AcSS-fed rats was extremely
poor as compared to those rats fed casein,...
The gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) demonstrated a
requirement for selenium and vitamin E. Animals deficient in both
nutrients suffered from liver necrosis and an unthrifty condition
characterized by inappetence, profuse diarrhea, and swollen eyes.
Vitamin E appeared less effective than selenium as a prophylaxis
against this syndrome.
Total body weights,...