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Suppressed Humoral Deficiency in Chicks Fed Diets Deficient in Sodium, Chloride or both Sodium and Chloride Julio L. Pimentel, Ph.D. and Mark E. Cook, Ph.D.

1987*

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What Are Trace Minerals Really Worth? Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 1988 PDF
Effective Trace Mineral Nutrition Critical in Assuring Animal Immunity to Disease Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 1989 PDF
Factors Affecting Mineral Bioavailability Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 1990 PDF
Copper Toxicity in Sheep Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 1991

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Salt as an Intake Regulator:  The Science Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 1991 PDF
Trace Mineral Nutrition of Grazing Ruminants Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 1992 PDF
Grass Tetany:  Causes and Prevention Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 1992 PDF
Chromium -- An Essential Nutrient? Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 1993 HTML PDF
Effective Copper Nutrition for Farm Animals Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 1993 HTML PDF
Salt, Trace Minerals and Fertillity in Beef and Dairy Cattle Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 1994 PDF
Factors Affecting the Trace Mineral Composition of Feedstuffs Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. June 1995 HTML PDF
Sodium Nutrition in Livestock and Poultry Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Dec. 1995 HTML PDF
Trace Minerals: Keys to Immunity Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 1996 HTML PDF
Selenium: The Controversial Nutrient Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 1996 PDF
Salt, Common but Necessary Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 1997 PDF
Proper Mineral Nutrition Controls Animal Wastes Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 1997 PDF
Salt-Limited Creep Feeding Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. June 1999 PDF
Suphur Nutrition Affect Copper Requirements Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Dec. 1999 HTML PDF
Evaluating Trace Mineral Status Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. June 2000 PDF
Can Salt be used Beneficially on Asparagus? Wade H. Elmer, Ph.D. 2000 HTML
Iodine and Selenium Interactions Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Dec. 2000 PDF
Trace Mineral Concentrations of Forages Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. June 2001 HTML PDF
BSE: A Trace Mineral Imbalance? Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Dec. 2001 PDF
Stress, Behavior and Sodium Appetite Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. June 2002 HTML PDF
Zinc: Nutritional and Pharmacological Roles Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Dec. 2002 HTML PDF
Salt: Drought Management Tool for Beef Producers Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 2003 HTML PDF
Selenium and Vitamin E -- Antioxidants for Animals Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. June 2003 HTML
Salt Reduces Grass Tetany (also note this article on salt as a fertilizer) Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 2003 HTML PDF
Using Sodium Chloride to Control Plant Diseases Wade H. Elmer, Ph.D. 2003 HTML
Trace Mineral Availability Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Dec. 2003 PDF
"Nutritional Wisdom" -- Fact or Fiction? Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 2004 PDF
Trace Minerals and Reproduction in Livestock Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. June 2004 PDF
Edible Covers for Feeds Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Sept. 2004 PDF
Role of Trace Minerals in Preconditioning Programs Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Dec. 2004 PDF
Copper Nutrition of Sheep and Goats Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Mar. 2005 PDF
Cobalt in Ruminant Nutrition Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. June 2005   PDF
Sodium Nutrition and Sources Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Fall 2005   PDF
Equine Mineral Nutrition Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Winter 2006   PDF
Trace Minerals and Cadmium Toxicity Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Spring 2006   PDF
Salt-Limited Byproduct Feeds Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Summer2006   PDF
Fescue and Trace Minerals Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Fall 2006   PDF
Trace Minerals Concentration Calculations Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Winter 2007   PDF
Salt and Rotational Grazing Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Spring 2007   PDF
Factors Affecting the Trace Mineral Status of Feeder Calves Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Summer2007   PDF
Trace Mineral Delivery Methods Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Fall 2007   PDF
Preventing Salt Toxicity Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Winter 2008   PDF
Salt-limited Supplementation of Grazing Animals Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. Spring 2008   PDF

*  (e-published here with permission of Poultry Science where it was published originally at 66:2005-2010, 1987)

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