Geographic determinants of copper and molybdenum concentrations in serum at the end of the grazing season and associations with reproductive performance in beef cows from western canada

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 423-431

  Van De Weyer, Leanne ^a   Waldner, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef; Cattle; Copper; Epidemiology; Molybdenum; Trace minerals

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955201691     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas2010-049     Document Type: Article

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