Variations in dietary nutrients and blood metabolites in dairy cows during the peri-parturient period in sub-tropical Australia

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. A, 2000, Pages 529-532

  McLachlan, B P ^a   Cowan, R T ^a   Ternouth, J H ^a   Fulkerson, W J ^b   Verrall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy Cows; DCAD; Dietary Potassium; Subclinical hypocalcaemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044522054     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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