Evaluation of an electronic cowside test to detect subclinical ketosis in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2618-2624

  Iwersen, M ^a   Falkenberg, U ^a   Voigtsberger, R ^a   Forderung, D ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Subclinical ketosis; Whole blood; hydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 67649197770     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1795     Document Type: Article

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