Vitamin E supplementation of newly arrived feedlot calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1924-1932

  Carter, J N ^a,c   Gill, D R ^a   Krehbiel, C R ^a,d   Confer, A W ^a   Smith, R A ^a   Lalman, D L ^a   Claypool, P L ^a   McDowell, L R ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d 208 Anim Sci Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Calves; Disease; Stress; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646003566     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8381924x     Document Type: Article

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