Copper toxicosis in suckling beef calves associated with improper administration of copper oxide boluses

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 443-446

  Steffen, David J ^a   Carlson, Michael P ^a   Casper, Howard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CUPRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; LIVER; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COPPER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; LIVER; POISONING;

EID: 0031252749     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879700900423     Document Type: Article

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