Effects of low concentrations of dietary cobalt on liveweight gains, haematology, serum vitamin B12 and biochemistry of Omani goats

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-137

  Al Habsi, Khalid ^a   Johnson, Eugene H ^a   Kadim, Isam T ^a   Srikandakumar, Anandarajah ^a   Annamalai, Kanthi ^a   Al Busaidy, Rashid ^a   Mahgoub, Osman ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Goats; Haematology; Serum biochemistry; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CALCIUM; COBALT; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; PROLAJECT 12 2000; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; BREEDING LINE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; COBALT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOAT DISEASE; HEMATOLOGY; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPIDOSIS; MALE; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLORIS GAYANA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; COBALT; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GOATS; VITAMIN B 12; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33846402400     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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