Blood metabolites and body temperature of single calves between 1 and 4 days of age in a dairy herd in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 256-260

  Diesch, T J ^a   Mellor, D J ^a   Stafford, K J ^b   Ward, R N ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Beta hydroxybutyrate; Calves; GGT; Glucose; Hypothermia; Rectal temperature; Starvation; Urea

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FARMING SYSTEM; FEEDING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HERD; HYPOTHERMIA; JUGULAR VEIN; METABOLITE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 6344256490     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2004.36437     Document Type: Article

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