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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

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The Pig's Need For Minerals, N W. Godfrey Jan 1969

The Pig's Need For Minerals, N W. Godfrey

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Only 16 of the one hundred odd chemical elements known are considered to be essential mineral elements for pigs.

As some of these are required in much smaller quantities than others, they are referred to as trace or minor elements, while the remainder are called major elements.