Evaluation of ewe and lamb immune response when ewes were supplemented with vitamin E

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2731-2736

  Daniels, J T ^a,b   Hatfield, P G ^a   Burgess, D E ^a   Kott, R W ^a   Bowman, J G P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Parainfluenza 3 virus; Passive immunity; Sheep; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PARAINFLUENZA 3; PARAINFLUENZA 3 VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CEREAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LITTER SIZE; METABOLISM; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; SHEEP; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CEREALS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; LITTER SIZE; RESPIROVIRUS; SHEEP; VACCINATION; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0034294541     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.78102731x     Document Type: Review

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