Effects of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide on physical and biochemical properties of the claw horn of Holstein cows

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-20

  Higuchi, Hidetoshi ^a   Kurumado, Hisatoshi ^a   Mori, Maya ^a   Degawa, Aiko ^a   Fujisawa, Hideyo ^a   Kuwano, Atsutoshi ^b   Nagahata, Hajime ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CYTOKERATIN 10; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAW HORN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; HORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECRETION; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABATTOIRS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERAMIDES; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 61349110742     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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