α-Tocopherol and β-carotene concentrations in feed, colostrum, cow and calf serum in Swedish dairy herds with high or low calf mortality

α-Tocopherol and β-carotene concentrations in feed, colostrum, cow and calf serum in Swedish dairy herds with high or low calf mortality

Abstract Background A study of herd-level risk factors for calf mortality in large Swedish dairy herds showed low serum concentrations of α-tocopherol and β-carotene in 1–7 day old calves to be more common in high mortality herds. Therefore, we aimed to investigate if calf mortality risk at herd lev...

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Auteurs principaux: Maria Torsein, Ann Lindberg, Catarina Svensson, Sören Krogh Jensen, Charlotte Berg, Karin Persson Waller
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: BMC 2018-02-01
Collection:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Sujets:
Calf mortality
Colostrum
Transition milk
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Accès en ligne:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-018-0361-0

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