Monitoring of vitamin E status of dry, early and mid-late lactating organic dairy cows fed conserved roughages during the indoor period and factors influencing forage vitamin E levels

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 736-746

  Beeckman, A ^a   Vicca, J ^b   Van Ranst, G ^c   Janssens, G P J ^a   Fievez, V ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b KaHo St Lieven polytechnics ^*  (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clover; Organic dairy; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLOVER; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RYE;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78449262498     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2009.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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