Incidence of hypovitaminosis E in calves and therapeutic remedy by selenium-vitamin supplementation

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-216

  Pavlata, L ^a   Podhorsky A ^a   Pechova A ^a   Dvorak R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cattle; Czech Republic; Preventive diagnostics; Tocopherol; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 23644445215     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200574020209     Document Type: Article

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