Effect of selenium and vitamin E supplementation during the late pregnancy on reproductive indices and milk production in heifers

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 109-114

  Moeini, M M ^a   Karami, H ^a   Mikaeili, E ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heifers; Milk production; Reproduction; SCC; Se

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; SELENIUM; VITAMIN E;

EID: 67249145585     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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