Changes in abdominal dimensions during late gestation and early lactation in Holstein-Friesian heifers and cows and their relationship to left displaced abomasum

Veterinary Record

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 155-161

  Wittek, T ^a,b   Sen, I ^a,c   Constable, P D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 34548188026     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.5.155     Document Type: Article

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