Vitamin E and selenium status of sheep during autumn in Western Australia and its relationship to the incidence of apparent white muscle disease

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 535-543

  White, C L ^a   Rewell, L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nutritional myopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTUMN; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BLOOD; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAZING; MUSCLE; NUTRITION; PASTURE; SELENIUM; SHEEP; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WEANING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; OVIS ARIES; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34247233184     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05123     Document Type: Article

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