Hypokalemia, muscle weakness, and recumbency in dairy cattle

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 235-244

  Peek, Simon F ^a   Divers, Thomas J ^b   Guard, Charles ^b   Rath, Amy ^c   Rebhun, William C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Genesee Valley Equine Clinic   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HYPOKALEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HYPOKALEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POTASSIUM; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2442463722     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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