Effects of calcium chloride and calcium sulfate in an oral bolus given as a supplement to postpartum dairy cows

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-139

  Sampson, J D ^a,d   Spain, J N ^a   Jones, C ^b   Carstensen, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA INC   (United States)

^c BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^d ADM Alliance Nutrition Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM SULFATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HYPOCALCEMIA; LACTATION; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; PUERPERIUM; URINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOCALCEMIA; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; URINE;

EID: 74949102999     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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