Plasma vitamin E and blood selenium concentrations in Norwegian dairy cows: Regional differences and relations to feeding and health

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 177-191

  Sivertsen, T ^a,b   Overnes G ^d   Osteras O ^a,c   Nymoen, U ^a   Lunder, T ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c TINE SA   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Feeding; Health; Mastitis; Norway; Reproduction; Selenium; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LACTATION; NORWAY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SELENIUM; VITAMIN E;

EID: 33644861213     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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