Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
- Volume 2 Issue 4
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- Pages.579-582
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- 1989
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- 1011-2367(pISSN)
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- 1976-5517(eISSN)
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EFFECTS OF DIETARY SILICIC ACID AND CADMIUM ON SHORT-TERM MINERAL BALANCES IN SHEEP
- Bruce, L.B. (University of Alaska Fairbanks Palmer Research Center)
- Received : 1989.04.21
- Accepted : 1989.09.13
- Published : 1989.12.01
Abstract
Previous experiments have shown that aqueous sodium silicate ingested in drinking water may modify the gastrointestinal uptake and(or) tissue retention of certain trace elements, including heavy metals. The present experiment tested, with a mineral balance trial using sheep, the hypothesis that dietary silicic acid could modify uptake, retention and(or) biological effects of dietary Cd. Twenty-four wethers were fed a fibrous diet of ground alfalfa hay and cottonseed hulls to which either 0 or 150 ppm Cd was added as