Abstract
Blood samples from 4,427 cows in over 300 commercial dairy herds were examined as part of a health monitoring scheme. Preliminary evidence is presented indicating that marginal concentrations of serum magnesium are related to below mean levels of blood urea nitrogen in such a manner as to suggest that marginal magnesium deficiency is a possible cause of reduced voluntary feed intake in cows managed in commercial dairy farming systems.
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Scott, P.R., Kelly, J.M., Whitaker, D.A. et al. Marginal magnesium deficiency as a possible cause of reduced voluntary feed intake in commercially managed dairy cows. Vet Res Commun 4, 225–229 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02278498
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