A meta-analysis of the effects of Vitamin E supplementation on the incidence of retained foetal membranes in dairy cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 494-501

  Bourne, N ^a   Laven, R ^b   Wathes, D C ^a   Martinez, T ^a   McGowan, M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Meta analysis; Multivariable logistic regression analysis; Retained foetal membranes; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN E;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845883770     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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