Supplementing selenium yeast to diets with adequate concentrations of selenium: Selenium status, thyroid hormone concentrations and passive transfer of immunoglobulins in dairy cows and calves

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-122

  Koenig, K M ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Immunoglobulin; Selenium; Selenized yeast; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

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EID: 70349096703     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS08090     Document Type: Article

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