Effectiveness of calcium chloride in increasing blood calcium concentrations of periparturient dairy cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1597-1605

  Dhiman, T R ^a   Sasidharan, V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bovidae; Calcium; Hypocalcemia; Lactation; Parturient Paresis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033142614     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7761597x     Document Type: Article

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