Yeh Mei-Chun Patty (Writer) (Last Name) (First Name) (Middle Name) Nutrition Knowledge, Health Beliefs and Use of Nutrition Supplements (Title) Among Older Adults in Northwestern Wisconsin Food and Nutritional Science Dr. Karen Zimmerman August, 2000 74 (Graduate Major) (Research Advisor) (Month/Year) (Pgs.) American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual (Style Manual) The research...

Trace mineral nutrition has been a neglected area of pig nutrition. There is little recent information on the trace mineral requirements of modern pig genotypes and it has become customary to provide levels in the diet much higher than those recommended. Some minerals, such as copper and zinc, are added at 'pharmacological' levels to increase growth, to enhance immunity and to reduce diarrhoea ...

Abstract This review summarises the current knowledge of mineral nutrition for penaeid shrimp. It investigates how aquatic environment and lifecycle shrimp affect requirements role that minerals play in health. Methods supplying via either water or to feed, novel ways supplementing within are discussed. The individual summarised with recommendations minimum levels dietary inclusion semi‐intensi...

The aim of this study was to provide preliminary quantitative information on selenium and iodine statusof sheep in Markazi province, Iran. Selenium and iodine status of grazing sheep were measured for 57different flocks in 14 regions over one year. The districts were selected to represent major sheep growingareas in the province. Blood samples were collected from 2 to 3-year-old ewes during sum...

A host of nutrients are needed by cattle to support functions associated with life, and to grow, reproduce, and nourish their offspring (i.e., produce milk). A vast amount of resources have been expended to quantify the amounts of specific nutrients needed to perform these function so that economically efficient diets can be formulated. Feeding diets that provide adequate, but not excessive, am...

A host of nutrients are needed by cattle to support functions associated with life, and to grow, reproduce, and nourish their offspring (i.e., produce milk). A vast amount of resources have been expended to quantify the amounts of specific nutrients needed to perform these function so that economically efficient diets can be formulated. Feeding diets that provide adequate, but not excessive, am...