Vitamin and trace mineral effects on immune function of ruminants

Ruminant Physiology: Digestion, Metabolism and Impact of Nutrition on Gene Expression, Immunology and Stress

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 473-496

  Weiss, W P ^a   Spears, J W ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Health; Immunity; Trace minerals; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899196266     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-566-6     Document Type: Chapter

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