Influence of organic chromium supplementation on the performance of beef calves undergoing weaning-related stress

ABSTRACT: Dietary chromium supplementation before, during, and after weaning was conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that chromium supplementation could reduce weaning-induced cortisol release in beef calves. We examined the effects of chromium supplementation in 150 crossbred calves (male and fema...

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Main Authors: Isadora K.F. Sousa, Rejane S. Sousa, Clara S. Mori, Adriana C. Morini, Kedson A.L. Neves, Antonio H.H. Minervino, Enrico L. Ortolani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2020-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2020000200097&tlng=en