An economic model evaluating the supplementation of folic acid and vitamin B12 given around parturition and in early lactation on dairy farms in Québec, Canada;Un modèle économique évaluant une supplémentation en acide folique et vitamine B12 donnée autour de la parturition et en début de la lactation sur les fermes laitières du Québec, Canada

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 737-747

  Duplessis, M ^a,b   Girard, C L ^b   Santschi, D E ^c   Pellerin, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Valacta   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Folic acid; Profitability; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911923529     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS-2014-026     Document Type: Article

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