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Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition, Volume 39-3 - October 13, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: William S Swecker, Robert J. Van Saun
  • Language: English

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Van Saun and William S. Swecker, Jr. bring their considerable expertise to… Read more

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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Van Saun and William S. Swecker, Jr. bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants. Optimal nutrition with adequate trace mineral levels guarantees proper function and nutrition of the animal, but purity and effectiveness are important concerns. In this issue, top experts in the field review trace mineral function, requirements, and content of common feeds, as well as specific diet challenges for ruminants and cattle.

Key features

  • Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including evaluation of mineral sources; confinement dairy; vitamin supplementation; common toxicosis; maternal-fetal transfer of trace minerals and fetal programming; and more.

  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on vitamins and trace minerals in ruminants, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Readership

Food-Animal Veterinarians

Table of contents

Trace Mineral Feeding and Assessment
Trace Mineral Metabolism: The Maternal-Fetal Bond
Evaluation of Trace Mineral Sources
Trace Mineral Nutrition in Confinement Dairy Cattle
Pasture Minerals for Dairy Cattle
Trace Mineral Supplementation of Beef Cattle in Pasture Environments
Trace Mineral Supplementation for Beef Cows: Dry Range Environment
Vitamin and Trace Element Nutrition of Stocker Cattle on Small Grain and Winter Annual Pastures
Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants: Confinement Feedlot
Trace Mineral Nutrition of Sheep
Trace Minerals Nutrition in Goats
Common Toxicosis

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 39-3
  • Published: October 17, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

WS

William S Swecker

Affiliations and expertise
Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Va-Md College of Veterinary Medicine

RV

Robert J. Van Saun

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University