Prevalence of subclinical hypocalcemia in dairy herds

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-124

  Reinhardt, Timothy A ^a   Lippolis, John D ^a   McCluskey, Brian J ^b   Goff, Jesse P ^a,c   Horst, Ronald L ^a,d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Heartland Assays Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anion cation balance; Dietary cation anion difference (DCAD); Hypocalcemia; Milk fever; Non esterified fatty acids (NEFA); Subclinical hypocalcemia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FATTY ACID;

AGE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ENERGY BALANCE; HERD; HYPOCALCEMIA; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; LACTATION; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PARTURIENT PARESIS; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HYPOCALCEMIA; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952622527     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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