Blood mineral and vitamin e concentrations in llamas

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1063-1070

  Smith, Bradford B ^a   Van Saun, Robert J ^a   Reed, Pamela J ^b   Craig, A Morrie ^a   Youngberg, Annette ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Delaware Valley College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ELECTROLYTE; MINERAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; BREEDING; FEMALE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; ELECTROLYTES; FEMALE; MALE; MINERALS; ORCHIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0032134586     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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