Immune responses of Holstein and Norwegian Red x Holstein calves on Canadian dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 518-525

  Begley, N ^a,b   Buckley, F ^a   Burnside, E B ^c   Schaeffer, L ^d   Pierce, K ^b   Mallard, B A ^e  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Gencor   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Immune response; Norwegian Red

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 59349105553     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1300     Document Type: Article

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