Effects of source of supplemental zinc on performance and humoral immunity in beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2304-2313

  Nunnery, G A ^a,c   Vasconcelos, J T ^a   Parsons, C H ^a,e   Salyer, G B ^a,d   Defoor, P J ^a,f   Valdez, F R ^b   Galyean, M L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kemin Industries Inc   (United States)

^c MIN AD Inc   (United States)

^d Nutrition Service Associates   (United States)

^e CARGILL INC   (United States)

^f Cactus Feeders   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Humoral immune response; Morbidity; Performance; Zinc

Indexed keywords

OVALBUMIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; OVALBUMIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34548366498     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0167     Document Type: Article

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