Failure of zinc supplementation to prevent severe facial eczema in cattle fed excess copper

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 353-355

  Dawson, C ^a   Laven, R A ^b  

^a Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Copper; Dairy cow; Facial eczema; Photosensitisation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COPPER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; LEPTOSPHAERULINA CHARTARUM;

EID: 38549111483     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36793     Document Type: Article

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