The effect of non-nutritional factors on milk urea nitrogen levels in dairy cows in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 83-93

  Arunvipas, P ^a   Dohoo, I R ^a   VanLeeuwen, J A ^a   Keefe, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Milk urea nitrogen; Non nutritional factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038734045     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(03)00061-8     Document Type: Article

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