Effect of oral administration of a calcium chloride gel on blood mineral concentrations, parturient disorders, reproductive performance, and milk production of dairy cows with retained fetal membranes

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 72-76

  Hernandez, Jorge ^a   Risco, Carlos A ^a   Elliott, Jessie B ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; PHOSPHORUS; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; METRITIS; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTION; RETAINED PLACENTA; RUMINANT STOMACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABOMASUM; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GELS; LACTATION; MAGNESIUM; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PHOSPHORUS; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; STOMACH DISEASES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033166807     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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