Non-invasive detection of fatty liver in dairy cows by digital analyses of hepatic ultrasonograms

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-89

  Bobe, Gerd ^a,c   Amin, Viren R ^b   Hippen, Arnold R ^a   She, Pengxiang ^a   Young, Jerry W ^a   Beitz, Donald C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fatty liver; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE;

BOS;

EID: 43049150792     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002202990700297X     Document Type: Article

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