Physiological values and factors affecting the metacarpal bone density of healthy feedlot beef cattle as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 615-622

  Zotti, A ^a   Gianesella, M ^a   Ceccato, C ^b   Morgante, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Società Agricola Cooperativa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; DXA; Feedlot beef cattle; Metacarpal bone density

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGING; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CATTLE; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 77956726759     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2009.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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