The role of dietary calcium concentration in the use of anionic salts to prevent parturient paresis in dairy cows

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 121, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 256-262

  Gelfert, Carl Christian ^a   Staufenbiel, Rudolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anionic salts; Calcium; Dairy cattle; DCAD; Parturient paresis; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANION; INORGANIC SALT;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CALCIUM INTAKE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOCALCEMIA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIONS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HYPOCALCEMIA; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PREGNANCY; SALTS;

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EID: 47849118946     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-121-256     Document Type: Review

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