Effects of Graded Levels of Vitamin E on Inflammatory Response and Evaluation of Methods of Supplementing Vitamin E on Performance and Health of Beef Steers

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-177

  Rivera, J D ^a   Duff, G C ^b   Galyean, M L ^c   Hallford, D M ^a   Ross, T T ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Health; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008208852     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31396-6     Document Type: Article

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