Supplementation with chromium picolinate reduces the incidence of placental retention in dairy cows

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 329-330

  Villalobos F , J A ^a   Romero R , C ^a   Tarrago C M R ^a   Rosado, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chromium picolinate; Dairy cows; Placental retention; Stress

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031481825     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-141     Document Type: Article

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