Effect of biotin supplementation on claw horn growth in young, clinically healthy cattle

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 607-610

  Da Silva, Luiz Antônio Franco ^a   Franco, Leandro Guimarães ^a   Atayde, Ingrid Bueno ^b   Da Cunha, Paulo Henrique Jorge ^a   De Moura, Maria Ivete ^a   Goulart, Daniel Silva ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Veterinary College   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOOT DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOOF AND CLAW; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASES; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOT DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

BOS;

EID: 77954487861     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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