Comparison of immunoglobulin G concentrations in primiparous and multiparous bovine colostrum1

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 176-180

  Kehoe, S I ^a   Heinrichs, A J ^a   Moody, M L ^a   Jones, C M ^a   Long, M R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Immunoglobulin G; Parity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955693553     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30471-X     Document Type: Article

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