All Outputs (3)

Working with farmers to optimise mineral balance in grazing sheep (2022)
Journal Article
Clarkson, A., Angell, J., & Kendall, N. (2022). Working with farmers to optimise mineral balance in grazing sheep. In Practice, 44(6), 348-356. https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.229

Background: Trace mineral analysis is a useful but underused tool in ruminant livestock production. Routine on-farm use of diagnostic techniques can help to ensure animal nutritional requirements are being met through improved supplementation choices... Read More about Working with farmers to optimise mineral balance in grazing sheep.

X-ray absorption spectroscopy of copper and iron in sheep digesta (2022)
Journal Article
Clarkson, A. H., & Kendall, N. R. (2022). X-ray absorption spectroscopy of copper and iron in sheep digesta. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 72, Article 126987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.126987

Background: The bioavailable supply of copper to ruminants has long been problematic. Complexities in supply exist due to interactions with other dietary elements in the rumen, most notably with iron or molybdenum in combination with sulphur, which c... Read More about X-ray absorption spectroscopy of copper and iron in sheep digesta.

Comparison of X-ray absorption spectra from copper-loaded bovine and ovine livers (2021)
Journal Article
Clarkson, A. H., & Kendall, N. R. (2022). Comparison of X-ray absorption spectra from copper-loaded bovine and ovine livers. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 70, Article 126910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126910

Background: Copper toxicity and hepatic copper accumulation pose a serious risk to ruminant health and production. Differences in the copper-handling mechanisms of cattle and sheep have been noted, not only in comparison to each other, but also in co... Read More about Comparison of X-ray absorption spectra from copper-loaded bovine and ovine livers.