Serum α-tocopherol and immune function in yearling ewes supplemented with zinc and vitamin E

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1329-1334

  Hatfield, P G ^a,d   Robinson, B L ^a   Minikhiem, D L ^a   Kott, R W ^a   Roth, N I ^a   Daniels, J T ^b   Swenson, C K ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLTECH INC   (United States)

^c ZINPRO CORPORATION   (United States)

^d 230 Linfield Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Immune System; Parainfluenza 3 Virus; Sheep; Vitamin E; Zinc

Indexed keywords

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

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; VIRUS ANTIBODY; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAMYXOVIRUS; SHEEP; VACCINATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; LIVER; RESPIROVIRUS; SHEEP; VACCINATION; VITAMIN E; ZINC;

EID: 0036581034     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8051329x     Document Type: Article

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