The Role of Chromium in Animal Nutrition

by Board on Agriculture, Committee on Animal Nutrition, National Research Council

The American feed industry manufactures tons of dietary supplements and additives each year for inclusion in the diets of food-producing animals. Some scientists have suggested that chromium should be a key ingredient in nutritional supplements. Controversy exists, however, over whether chromium sources should be approved as feed additives and whether enough data exist to establish dietary requirements. Chromium use has been suggested to have positive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030906354X
• ISBN13: 9780309063548
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"