Effect of Selenium and Iodine Supplementation on Growth Rate and on Thyroid and Somatotropic Function in Dairy Calves at Pasture

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1865-1872

  Wichtel, J J ^a   Craigie, A L ^a   Freeman, D A ^a   Varela Alvarez, H ^a   Williamson, N B ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Growth; Iodine; Selenium; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROTIRELIN; SELENIUM; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; THYROID GLAND; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; IODINE; KINETICS; RUMEN; SELENIUM; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030253689     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76554-2     Document Type: Article

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