Immune response and serum immunoglobulin G concentrations in beef calves suckling cows of differing body condition score at parturition and supplemented with high-linoleate or high-oleate safflower seeds

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 997-1003

  Lake, S L ^a,b   Scholljegerdes, E J ^a,c   Small, W T ^a,d   Belden, E L ^a   Paisley, S I ^a   Rule, D C ^a   Hess, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Purdue Univ ^*  (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Agri Beef Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef calf; Immune response; Lipid supplementation; Passive transfer

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; SETARIA ITALICA;

EID: 33745823122     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.844997x     Document Type: Article

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