Effect of single oroesophageal feeding of 3L versus 4L of colostrum on absorption of colostral IgG in Holstein bull calves

Livestock Science

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 296-299

  Russell Sakai, R ^a   Coons, David M ^a   Chigerwe, Munashe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Calf; Colostrum; Immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864757298     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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