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Title of Thesis |
| Author(s) Zafar Iqbal Khan |
| Institute/University/Department Details Department of Botany University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. |
| Session 2003 |
| Subject Botany |
| Number of Pages 286 |
| Keywords (Extracted from title, table of contents and abstract of thesis) macro-nutrients, micro-nutrients, forage, grazing ruminants, sheep, goats, dietary interactions, mineral requirements |
Abstract |
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| 1 | 0 | Contents/ Abstract | 212.42 KB |
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| 2 | 1 | Introduction | 1 | 81.32 KB |
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| 3 | 2 | Review of literature | 9 | 304.57 KB |
| 2.1 | Assessment of mineral status of grazing ruminants | 9 | ||
| 2.2 | Water analysis | 10 | ||
| 2.3 | Soil and forage analysis | 11 | ||
| 2.4 | Factor affecting the mineral content of forages | 14 | ||
| 2.5 | Tissue and fluid analysis | 17 | ||
| 2.6 | Common mineral disorders | 20 | ||
| 2.7 | Mineral toxicities | 25 | ||
| 2.8 | Dietary interactions | 29 | ||
| 2.9 | Factor affecting mineral requirements | 32 | ||
| 2.10 | Immunity and antioxidant roles of minerals alongwith vitamins | 34 | ||
| 2.11 | Dietary mineral buffers | 35 | ||
| 2.12 | Biological availability of mineral sources | 36 | ||
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| 4 | 3 | Material and methods | 38 | 63.42 KB |
| 3.1 | Sample collection | 39 | ||
| 3.2 | Sample preparation | 41 | ||
| 3.3 | Analytical procedure for determination of minerals | 43 | ||
| 3.4 | Statistical analysis | 43 | ||
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| 5 | 4 | Results and discussion | 44 | 2124.14 KB |
| 4.1 | Calcium-Results | 44 | ||
| 4.2 | Magnesium-Results | 55 | ||
| 4.3 | Sodium-Results | 65 | ||
| 4.4 | Potassium-Results | 75 | ||
| 4.5 | Iron –Results | 85 | ||
| 4.6 | Copper-Results | 95 | ||
| 4.7 | Zinc-Results | 106 | ||
| 4.8 | Manganese-Results | 115 | ||
| 4.9 | Cobalt-Results | 125 | ||
| 4.10 | Selenium-Results | 134 | ||
| 4.11 | Calcium-Results | 144 | ||
| 4.12 | Magnesium-Results | 155 | ||
| 4.13 | Sodium-Results | 165 | ||
| 4.14 | Potassium-Results | 174 | ||
| 4.15 | Iron-Results | 183 | ||
| 4.16 | Copper-Results | 193 | ||
| 4.17 | Zinc-Results | 202 | ||
| 4.18 | Manganese-Results | 211 | ||
| 4.19 | Cobalt-Results | 220 | ||
| 4.20 | Selenium-Results | 230 | ||
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| 6 | 5 | General Discussion | 238 | 211.82 KB |
| 5.1 | Recommendations and future prospectus | 252 | ||
| 5.2 | Indirect methods | 252 | ||
| 5.3 | Direct methods | 253 | ||
| 5.4 | Use and misuse of mineral supplementation | 253 | ||
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| 7 | 6 | Summary | 259 | 35.25 KB |
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| 8 | 7 | Literature cited | 262 | 297.89 KB |
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