Selenium, vitamin E and vitamin A blood concentrations in dairy sheep flocks with increased or low clinical mastitis incidence

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 193-196

  Giadinis, N D ^a   Panousis, N ^a   Petridou, E J ^a   Siarkou, V I ^a   Lafi, S Q ^b   Pourliotis, K ^a   Hatzopoulou, E ^a   Fthenakis, G C ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mastitis; Selenium; Sheep; Vitamin A; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79251471408     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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