A comparison of nutritionally-related blood metabolites among Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on sweetveld

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-281

  Ndlovu, T ^a   Chimonyo, M ^a   Okoh, A I ^a   Muchenje, V ^a   Dzama, K ^b   Dube, S ^a   Raats, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Exotic breeds; Natural pasture; Nguni cattle; Serum chemistry

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; GLOBULIN; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; UREA;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; BREED; BULLOCK; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FORAGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HABITAT SELECTION; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; BREEDING; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; MAGNESIUM; MALE; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SERUM GLOBULINS; UREA;

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EID: 58249110517     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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