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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
- Editors: William S Swecker, Robert J. Van Saun
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 3 4 2 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 3 4 3 - 0
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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Request a sales quoteIn 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.
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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.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on vitamins and trace minerals in ruminants, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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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.
Food-Animal Veterinarians
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Trace Mineral Feeding and Assessment
- Key points
- Introduction and overview: trace mineral function and requirements, content of common feeds, and assessment of the feeds, supplements, and animals
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Trace Mineral Metabolism: The Maternal-Fetal Bond
- Key points
- Introduction
- Trace mineral metabolism overview
- Mineral diagnostic evaluation
- Case study of goat kid losses
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Evaluation of Trace Mineral Sources
- Key points
- Introduction
- Inorganic trace mineral sources
- Organic trace minerals
- Hydroxychloride trace minerals
- Rumen boluses
- Injectable trace minerals
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Trace Mineral Nutrition in Confinement Dairy Cattle
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Pasture Minerals for Dairy Cattle
- Key points
- Definitions
- Introduction
- Understanding the sources of risk
- What form are the minerals in?
- Understanding uncertainty in mineral assessment of cattle on pasture
- Supplementation strategies for minerals in pastured herds
- Summary
- Disclosures
- Supplementary data
- Trace Mineral Supplementation of Beef Cattle in Pasture Environments
- Key points
- Intake and free-choice minerals
- Expected intake
- How often do cattle consume free-choice mineral?
- Trace mineral supplementation for cow-calf operations
- Breed differences
- Pre- and postweaning calf
- Replacement females
- Replacement and mature bulls
- Fescue
- Case study
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Funding
- Trace Mineral Supplementation for Beef Cows: Dry Range Environment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Trace mineral requirements and disease
- Range cattle trace mineral considerations
- Dietary trace mineral intake
- Mineral program strategies
- Trace mineral assessment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Vitamin and Trace Element Nutrition of Stocker Cattle on Small Grain and Winter Annual Pastures
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants: Confinement Feedlot
- Key points
- Introduction
- Trace minerals
- Supplementing combinations of trace minerals above requirements
- Vitamins
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Acknowledgement
- Trace Mineral Nutrition of Sheep
- Key points
- Introduction
- Trace mineral requirements
- Establishing trace mineral needs for the flock
- Trace mineral management methods
- Case study
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Trace Minerals Nutrition in Goats
- Key points
- Introduction
- Copper
- Zinc
- Selenium
- Cobalt
- Iron
- Iodine
- Trace mineral supplementation
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Common Toxicosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 39-3
- Published: October 13, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443183423
- eBook ISBN: 9780443183430
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William S Swecker
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Va-Md College of Veterinary MedicineRV
Robert J. Van Saun
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University