Effect of selenium supplementation and plane of nutrition on mares and their foals: Foaling data

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 982-990

  Thorson, J F ^a   Karren, B J ^b   Bauer, M L ^a   Cavinder, C A ^b   Coverdale, J A ^b   Hammer, C J ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Immunoglobulin G; Passive immunity; Placenta; Selenium

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COLOSTRUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; COLOSTRUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ORGAN SIZE; PARTURITION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SELENIUM;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77649122178     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1646     Document Type: Article

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