Lack of clinical abnormalities in dairy heifers with low blood and liver copper levels

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 258-259

  Wentink, G H ^a,c   Smolders, G ^b   Boxem, Tj ^b   Wensing, Th ^a   Muller K E ^a   Van Den Top, A M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Res Stn Cattle Sheep Horse Husb   (Netherlands)

^c HG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; LIVER; NETHERLANDS; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASON;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COPPER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; LIVER; NETHERLANDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS;

EID: 0033612774     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.9.258     Document Type: Article

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