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IN a previous communication under the above title1, it was shown that the greater part of the magnesium of grass is liberated during the processes of ruminal and abomasal digestion. The ability of the animal to absorb this magnesium has been further studied.
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GARNER, R. Availability of the Magnesium of Grass to the Ruminant. Nature 166, 614 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166614a0
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