Access to outside areas during March and April in Denmark has negligible effect on the vitamin D3 status of organic dairy cows

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-54

  Hymøller, Lone ^a   Karoline Mikkelsen, Louise ^b   Krogh Jensen, Søren ^c   Olaf Nielsen, Mette ^a   Aaes, Ole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Cattle Federation   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D3; Cholecalciferol; Dairy cow; Organic production; Ultraviolet solar radiation; Vitamin D; Vitamin D status

Indexed keywords

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EID: 47349124291     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700802005982     Document Type: Article

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