Effects of selenium and vitamin E administration during a late stage of pregnancy on colostrum and milk production in dairy cows, and on passive immunity and growth of their offspring

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1776-1780

  Lacetera, Nicola ^a   Bernabucci, Umberto ^a   Ronchi, Bruno ^a   Nardone, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SELENIUM; SODIUM SELENITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PREGNANCY; PROGENY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; GROWTH; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SELENIUM; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029821601     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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