Long-term fluctuations and effect of age on serum concentrations of certain fat-soluble vitamins in dairy cows

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 362-367

  Katsoulos, P D ^a,b   Roubies, N ^a   Panousis, N ^a   Karatzanos, P ^a   Karatzias, H ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Greek State Scholarship Foundation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Age; Antioxidant; Beta carotene; Cow; Lactation; Vitamin A; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; TIME;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; PARTURITION; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 29844437378     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2005.tb00062.x     Document Type: Article

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