Effects of Pre-Weaning Vitamin E, Selenium, and Copper Supplementation on the Performance, Acute Phase Protein Concentration, and Immune Function of Stressed Beef Calves

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-120

  Wright, C L ^a,b   Corah, L R ^a,c   Stokka, G ^a   Blecha, F ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Certified Angus Beef   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute Phase Protein; Calf; Copper; Immunity; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957089889     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31673-9     Document Type: Article

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