Sensitivity and specificity of serum copper determination for detection of copper deficiency in feeder calves

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 218, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 756-760

  Tessman, Ronald K ^a   Lakritz, Jeff ^a   Tyler, Jeff W ^a   Casteel, Stan W ^a   Williams, James E ^a   Dew, Randy K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Kent Feeds   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

COPPER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; LIVER; METABOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COPPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; LIVER; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035286818     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.756     Document Type: Article

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