Liver copper kinetics in thoroughbred foals at pasture from birth to 160 days of age

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-118

  Gee, E K ^a   Morel, P C H ^b   Mogg, T D ^a   Firth, E C ^a   Grace, N D ^c   Fennessy, P F ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^d ABACUSBIO LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Copper; Foal; Horse; Liver; Plasma

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; KINETICS; LIVESTOCK; PREGNANCY;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 3242746100     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2004.9513578     Document Type: Article

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