Dose-response effects of long-acting injectable vitamin b12 plus selenium (Se) on the vitamin B12 and Se status of ewes and their lambs

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-72

  Grace, N D ^a   Knowles, S O ^a   West, D M ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood; Ewes; Lambs; Liver; Long acting; Milk; Selenium; Subcutaneous injection; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELENIUM; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WEANING;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645979990     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2006.36614     Document Type: Article

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