Modest copper supplementation blocks molybdenosis in cattle

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 566-572

  Raisbeck, Merl F ^a,b   Siemion, Roger S ^a   Smith, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceruloplasmin; Copper; Molybdenum; Pregnancy; Superoxide dismutase; Tissue concentrations

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33751085103     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870601800607     Document Type: Article

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