The influences of dietary selenium and vitamin E intakes on milk somatic cell counts and mastitis in cows

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 481-499

  Hemingway, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cows; Diet; Mastitis; Milk; Selenium; Somatic cell counts; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FOOD; CELL COUNT; COW; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GRASS; HYGIENE; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; SOMATIC CELL; UDDER; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NEUTROPHILS; SELENIUM; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033385486     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006362422945     Document Type: Review

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