Nutritional physiology of neonatal calves

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Blum, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 33645365771     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2005.00614.x     Document Type: Review

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