Products
Livestock - Cobalt (Co)
Deficiency Symptoms
Pining
Anaemia
Poor growth or weight loss
Reduced milk production
Infertility
Susceptibility to infection
Loss of appetite
Made worse by
Calcareous soils
High manganese soils
Cobalt administered orally as soluble salts is poorly absorbed by the animal
Role In Plant Nutrition
Vitamin B12 production
Cellulose digestion by micro-organisms
Energy and protein metabolism
Examples of Deficiency
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