Tall Fescue Copper and Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Status in Beef Steers Grazing Three Different Fescue Types

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 489-497

  Stewart, R L ^a,c   Scaglia, G ^a   Abaye, O A ^a   Swecker, W S ^b   Wong, E A ^a   McCann, M ^a   Fontenot, J P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Copper; Superoxide dismutase; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884441082     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30636-7     Document Type: Article

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