Survey of the status of copper, interacting minerals, and vitamin E levels in the livers of sheep in Ontario

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 898-906

  Menzies, Paula I ^a   Boermans, Herman ^a   Hoff, Brent ^b   Durzi, Tiffany ^c   Langs, Lisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Cayman Islands)

^d Georgia Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY; LAMB; LIVER LEVEL; MARKET; MINERAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SHEEP; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; COPPER; FEMALE; LIVER; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONTARIO; SELENIUM; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0347531425     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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