Effects of supplementing pregnant heifers with methionine or melatonin on the anatomy and other characteristics of their lateral hind claws

Veterinary Record

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-25

  Galbraith, H ^a   Rae, M ^a   Omand, T ^a   Hendry, K A K ^b   Knight, C H ^b   Wilde, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b HANNAH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; MELATONIN; METHIONINE; SMARTAMINE;

ANATOMY; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DERMIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIDERMIS; EROSION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; HARDNESS; HEEL; HOOF AND CLAW; HORN; NONHUMAN; PRIMIPARA; RUMINANT STOMACH; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 30944466502     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.158.1.21     Document Type: Article

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