Effects of oral vitamin E supplementation during late gestation in beef cattle that calved in late winter and late summer

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 921-927

  Bass II, Roger T ^a,c   Swecker Jr , William S ^a   Eversole, Dan E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Renaissance Nutrition Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

EID: 0034986505     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.921     Document Type: Article

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