Selenium content in the blood serum and urine of ewes receiving selenium-enriched unicellular alga Chlorella

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Travnicek, Jan ^a   Pisek, L ^a   Herzig, I ^b   Doucha, J ^c   Kvicala, J ^d   Kroupova, V ^a   Rodinova, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ewes; Lactation; Lambs; Organically bound selenium; Pregnancy; Sodium selenite

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845977352     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2007-vetmed     Document Type: Article

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