Blood selenium associated with health and fertility in Norwegian dairy herds

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 229-240

  Kommisrud, E ^a   Ostera O ^b,c   Vatn, T ^a  

^a GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

^b TINE SA   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Fertility; Management; Mastitis; Selenium

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; SELENIUM;

EID: 33644856106     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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