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The Effect of Lead on the Rate of Fermentation of Herbage by Rumen Micro-Organisms

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Contamination of herbage by lead reduces its rate of fermentation by rumen microorganisms, which may provide feedback to enable cattle to avoid herbage with lead.

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  1. Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OES, UK

    S. T. Strojan & C. J. C. Phillips

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  1. Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France

    A. M. Roussel  & A. E. Favier  & 

  2. Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, USA

    R. A. Anderson

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Strojan, S.T., Phillips, C.J.C. (2002). The Effect of Lead on the Rate of Fermentation of Herbage by Rumen Micro-Organisms. In: Roussel, A.M., Anderson, R.A., Favier, A.E. (eds) Trace Elements in Man and Animals 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47466-2_246

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