Lactoferrin and citrate concentrations at drying-off and during early mammary involution of dairy cows

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 350-353

  Kutila, T ^a   Pyorala S ^a   Kaartinen, L ^a,b   Isomaki R ^a,c   Vahtola, K ^a,c   Myllykoski, L ^a,c   Saloniemi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

CITRIC ACID; LACTOFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CITRATES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LACTOFERRIN; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0642282016     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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