CASE STUDY: Using Urine pH as a Predictor for Ketosis in Transition Dairy Cows

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 515-520

  Bateman, H G ^a   Beem, A E ^a   Stanley, C C ^a   Williams, C C ^a   Hutchison, C F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy Cow; Ketosis; Transition; Urine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008227547     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31257-2     Document Type: Article

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