Lack of production response in grazing dairy cows supplemented with long-acting injectable vitamin B12

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-99

  Grace, N D ^a   Knowles, S O ^b  

^a Grasslands Research Centre ^*  (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cobalt; Dairy cows; liver; milk; serum; subcutaneous injection

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 84859248595     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.639932     Document Type: Article

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