Open AccessINGESTED SOIL AND ANIMAL NUTRITION
Author(s) -
W. B. Healy
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.1972.34.1319
Subject(s) - grazing , selenium , iodine , zoology , magnesium , agronomy , environmental science , environmental chemistry , calcium , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Grazing animals ingest soil along with herbage, and this ingested soil can be a source of elements to animals over and above amounts contributed by the herbage. The effects of ingested soil on animal nutrition are discussed, particularly in relation to the elements cobalt, iodine, selenium, calcium and magnesium.