Giving Selenium Supplements to Dairy Cows Strengthens the Inflammatory Response to Intramammary Infection and Induces a Growth-Suppressing Effect on Mastitis Pathogens in Whey

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 559-571

  Ali Vehmas, T ^a,c   Vikerpuur, M ^b,c   Fang, W ^a,c   Sandholm, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 2742589376     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1997.tb01142.x     Document Type: Article

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