Chromium Supplementation
Chromium Supplementation in Cattle Diets
Published: October 26, 2010
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Introduction In the late 1950's Schwartz and Mertz (1959) reported that trivalent chromium (Cr) was an essential component of a factor in brewer's yeast that corrected impaired glucose metabolism in rats fed certain diets. Subsequent studies demonstrated that Cr functioned as a potentiator of insulin action (Vincent, 2001). Considerable research has been conducted with Cr in human nutrition an...
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27 de octubre de 2010
Dear sir,
It is a good article in the field of new mineral nutrition for dairy cattle.
With kind regards,
Dr.S.Nelson
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2 de noviembre de 2010
An excellent paper about Chromium Supplementation in Dairy Cattle Diets, author has explained in detail, effect of Chromium on various aspects of production cycle.
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2 de noviembre de 2010
A very good and interesting article about Chromium Supplementation in Dairy Cattle. In our country common farmers or even progressive farmers are not fully aware about the need of micro elements especially in pre partum phase and they only give attention to two main macro elements ca:p. I think such article will help a farmer/reader to study and learn the chemistry and importance of Micro elements .
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