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1.1 The Physiological and Pathological Basis of Trace Element Deficiency Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

C. F. Mills*
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB2 9SB
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No reliable statistics are available from which to assess the economic losses caused annually in the UK or elsewhere by trace element deficiency diseases in farm livestock. However, data such as those provided by the Veterinary Investigation Diagnosis Analysis Service or by annual FAO/WHO Reports on Animal Health clearly indicate that, in many instances, the circumstances leading to the development of trace element deficiency diseases are neither effectively recognized nor anticipated.

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1. The Nature of Trace Element Problems
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1983

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