The effects of dietary biotin supplementation on vertical fissures of the claw wall in beef cattle

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 690-694

  Campbell, John R ^a   Greenough, Paul R ^a   Petrie, Lyall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MEAT; MINERAL INTAKE; NAIL DISEASE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033622460     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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