Short communication: Haptoglobin as an early indicator of metritis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 621-625

  Huzzey, J M ^a   Duffield, T F ^b   LeBlanc, S J ^b   Veira, D M ^c   Weary, D M ^a   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Haptoglobin; Metritis; Transition cow

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 59349096896     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1526     Document Type: Article

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