References
- Bawala , TO , Akinsoyinu , AO and Yusuf , AO . 2009 . Studies on performance of young African goats fed diets containing sulphur additive . Nutr Food Sci , 39 : 439 – 448 .
- Bird , PR. 1974 . Sulphur metabolism and excretion studies in ruminants. XIII. Intake and utilization of wheat straw by sheep and cattle . Aust J Agric Res , 25 : 631 – 642 .
- Bray , AC and Hemsley , JA . 1969 . Sulphur metabolism of sheep. IV. The effect of a varied dietary sulphur content on some body fluid sulphate levels and on the utilization of urea-supplemented roughage by sheep . Aust J Agric Res , 20 : 759 – 773 .
- Crosland , AR , Zhao , FJ and McGrath , SP . 2001 . Inter-laboratory comparison of sulphur and nitrogen analysis in plants and soils . Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal , 32 : 685 – 695 .
- Davis , GV and Stallcup , OT . 1967 . Effect of soybean meal, raw soybeans, corn gluten feed, and urea on the concentration of rumen fluid components at intervals after feeding . J Dairy Sci , 50 : 1638 – 1644 .
- Dermauw , V , Belay , D , Yisehak , K , Solomon , D , Seleshi , B and Janssens , GPJ . Nutritional status of cattle linked with erosion around the Gilgel Gibe dam in Ethiopa: the search for easy-to-establish indicators . Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the ESVCN; 15–17 October 2009 . Edited by: Mussa , PP , Nery , J , Schiavone , A , Pozzo , L , Nieddu , G and Cappai , M G .
- Dick , WA , Kost , D and Chen , L . 2008 . “ Availability of sulfur to crops from soil and other sources ” . In Sulfur: a missing link between soils, crops, and nutrition. Agronomy Monograph, no. 50 , Edited by: Joseph , J . 59 – 81 . Madison , , WI : American Society of Agronomy .
- Doyle , P , Egan , J and Thalen , A . 1982 . Parotid saliva of sheep. I. Effects of level of intake and type of roughage . Aust J Agric Res , 33 : 573 – 584 .
- Durand , M and Komisarczuk , S . 1988 . Influence of major minerals on rumen microbiota . J Nutr , 118 : 249 – 260 .
- Evans , J and Davis , GK . 1966 . Dietary phosphorus, sulfur and molybdenum and mineral composition of rumen fluid . J Anim Sci , 25 : 1010 – 1013 .
- Gould , D. 1998 . Polioencephalomalacia . J Anim Sci , 76 : 309 – 314 .
- Jacobson , DR , Barnett , JW , Carr , SB and Hatton , RH . 1967 . Voluntary feed intake, milk production, rumen content, and plasma-free amino acid levels of lactating cows on low sulfur and sulfur-supplemented diets . J Dairy Sci , 50 : 1248 – 1254 .
- Kandylis , K. 1983 . Transfer of plasma sulfate from blood to rumen . A review. J Dairy Sci , 66 : 2263 – 2270 .
- Kennedy , PM and Siebert , BD . 1972 . The utilisation of spear grass (Heteropogon contortus). III. The influence of the level of dietary sulfur on the utilisation of spear grass by sheep . Aust J Agric Res , 24 : 143 – 152 .
- Kennedy , PM , Williams , ER and Siebert , BD . 1975 . Sulphate recycling and metabolism in sheep and cattle . Aust J Biol Sci , 28 : 31 – 42 .
- Komarnisky , LA , Christopherson , RJ and Basu , TK . 2003 . Sulfur: its clinical and toxicologic aspects . Nutrition , 19 : 54 – 61 .
- Leng , RA. 1990 . Factors affecting the utilization of “poor-quality” forages by ruminants particularly under tropical conditions . Nutr Res Rev , 3 : 277 – 303 .
- Lewis , D. 1954 . The reduction of sulphate in the rumen of the sheep . Biochem J , 56 : 391 – 399 .
- McAdam , PA and O'Dell , GD . 1982 . Mineral profile of blood plasma of lactating dairy cows . J Dairy Sci , 65 : 1219 – 1226 .
- McDougall , EI. 1948 . Studies on ruminant saliva. 1. The composition and output of sheep's saliva . Biochem J , 43 : 99 – 109 .
- NRC . 2001 . “ Minerals ” . In Nutrient requirements of dairy cattle , 7th revised ed , 105 – 161 . Chapter 6. Washington , , DC : National Academy Press . Chapter 6. p
- Ortolani , EL. 2001 . Sulphur deficiency in dairy calves reared on pasture of Brachiaria decumbens . Cienc Rural , 31 : 257 – 261 .
- Qi , K , Lu , CD and Owens , FN . 1993 . Sulfate supplementation of growing goats: effects on performance, acid-base balance, and nutrient digestibilities . J Anim Sci , 71 : 1579 – 1587 .
- Spears , J. 2003 . Trace mineral bioavailability in ruminants . J Nutr , 133 ( Suppl. ) : 1506 – 1509 .
- Suttle , NF. 2010 . “ Sulfur ” . In The mineral nutrition of livestock , 4th ed , 206 – 222 . Wallingford : CABI . Chapter 9
- Van Ranst , E , Verloo , M , Demeyer , A and Pauwels , JM . 1999 . “ Elemental analysis ” . In Manual for the soil chemistry and fertility laboratory: analytical methods for soils and plants equipment, and management of consumables. Part 2, Chapter 6. Ghent: Ghent University 183 – 192 .
- Weir , WC and Rendig , VV . 1954 . Serum inorganic sulfate sulfur as a measure of the sulfur intake of sheep . J Nutr , 54 : 87 – 96 .