Primary Investigator:
Dr. Robert Van Saun
Contributing Investigators:
W. O. Cottrell
Project Description:
Objectives
of the expanded portion of this study are to establish a database of
liver mineral concentrations for grass-fed beef cattle and determine if
mineral supplementation status is adequate. This project is an addition
to the Levels of Nutritional Minerals in Free Ranging Elk Grazing on Reclaimed Stripmines project.
Project brochure [PDF]
Objectives:
Create
a database that reflects hepatic concentrations of calcium, total
phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, copper, cobalt,
selenium, zinc, manganese, thallium, arsenic, molybdenum, lead,
chromium, and mercury from exclusively grass-fed beef cattle going to
niche markets.
