This book is an essential reference source covering the chemical elements that are nutrients for plants or grazing animals. It deals with the concentrations and transformations of these elements in soils, grassland plants, and ruminant animals, particularly cattle and sheep. For each element, the following data are given: forms occurring in soil, factors that affect availability and concentration, uptake and distribution in grassland plants, role in animal nutrition, amounts and forms excreted by grazing animals, and concentrations needed by ruminant animals.
- ISBN10 0851994377
- ISBN13 9780851994376
- Publish Date 23 October 2000 (first published 1 January 2000)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint CABI Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Language English