Effect of Feeding Selenium-Fertilized Alfalfa Hay on Performance of Weaned Beef Calves

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Hall, Jean A ^a   Bobe, Gerd ^b,c   Hunter, Janice K ^b,d   Vorachek, William R ^a   Stewart, Whitney C ^b,e   Vanegas, Jorge A ^a   Estill, Charles T ^a,b   Mosher, Wayne D ^b   Pirelli, Gene J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Deep Springs College   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FORAGE; GROWTH RATE; HAY; HEALTH STATUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SELENIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SELENIUM INTAKE; SOIL FERTILIZATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SELENIUM; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 84874826737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058188     Document Type: Article

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