Electrolytes in bovine prepartum mammary secretions and their usefulness for predicting parturition

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3059-3065

  Bleul, U ^a   Spirig, S ^a   Hassig M ^a   Kahn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cow; Electrolyte; Mammary secretion; Predicting time of parturition

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33746881410     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72580-2     Document Type: Article

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