Effect of Supplemental Dietary Vitamin e and Zinc on Reproductive Performance of Dairy Cows and Heifers Fed Excess Iron

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2693-2699

  Campbell, M H ^a   Miller, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Dairy cows; Estrus detection; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; IRON INTAKE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RETAINED PLACENTA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; IRON, DIETARY; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; VITAMIN E; ZINC;

EID: 0032176515     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75826-6     Document Type: Article

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