The selenium and vitamin E status of horses in Prince Edward Island

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 979-985

  Muirhead, Tammy L ^a   Wichtel, Jeffrey J ^a   Stryhn, Henrik ^a   McClure, J Trenton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SELENIUM; THYROID HORMONE;

AGE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; SELENIUM; SEX FACTORS; THYROID HORMONES; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77957761116     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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