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Chemical composition of pastures in relation to grass tetany in beef breeding cows

A. J. Metson Soil Bureau, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Lower Hutt
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W. M. H. Saunders Soil Bureau, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Lower Hutt; Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Department of Agriculture, Private Bag, Hamilton
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T. W. Collie Soil Bureau, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Lower Hutt
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V. W. Graham Golden Bay Distributors Ltd., Mapua, Nelson
Pages 410-436 | Received 17 Mar 1966, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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D. J. Ross. (1978) Influence of methods of determination, and time of day, on contents of nonstructural carbohydrates in grazed ryegrass—clover herbage from a nitrogen-fertilised pasture. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 21:2, pages 223-229.
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L. F. Molloy, Roger Ball, T. W. Collie & D. J. Ross. (1978) Influence of fertiliser nitrogen on higher fatty acids and on Mg, Ca, K, and P in grazed grass-clover herbage. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 21:1, pages 57-64.
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N.D. Grace & W.B. Healy. (1974) Effect of ingestion of soil on faecal losses and retention of Mg, Ca, P, K, and Na,in sheep fed two levels of dried grass. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 17:1, pages 73-78.
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K. J. McNaught, F. D. Dorofaeff, T. E. Ludecke & K. Cottier. (1973) Effect of potassium fertiliser., soil magnesium status, and soil type on uptake of magnesium by pasture plants from magnesium fertilisers. New Zealand Journal of Experimental Agriculture 1:4, pages 329-347.
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