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Determination of the trace minerals requirements for maintenance and growth of 35–50 kg Dorper × Hu crossbred ram lambs

Hao Zhanga Laboratory of Metabolic Manipulation of Herbivorous Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China;b Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ying Zhanga Laboratory of Metabolic Manipulation of Herbivorous Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China;b Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Along Penga Laboratory of Metabolic Manipulation of Herbivorous Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China;b Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Haitao Niec Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Mutton Sheep and Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Feng Wangc Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Mutton Sheep and Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Mabrouk Elsabaghd Department of Animal Production and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Nigde, Turkey;e Department of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0596-6547View further author information
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Juan J. Loorf Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USAView further author information
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Nthanda C. Aminig Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, MalawiView further author information
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Pages 203-212 | Received 29 Jan 2019, Accepted 17 Jan 2020, Published online: 03 Feb 2020

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