Vitamin A status of neonatal foals assessed by serum retinol concentration and a relative dose response test

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-183

  Greiwe Crandell, K M ^a   Kronfeld, D S ^a   Gay, L S ^a   Sklan, D ^a   Harris, P A ^a  

^a Va Tech MARE Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine neonate; RDR; Serum retinol; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0030550394     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/pem19960302     Document Type: Article

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