Relevance of iodine, selenium, copper and cobalt deficiencies on Irish cattle farms

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 529-537

  Mee, John F ^a,c   Rogers, Philip A M ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calf Mortality; Cattle; Illthrift; Infertility; Milk Yield; Trace Elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030516276     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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