Blood indices calves: relationship with mother values and changes in the first days of life

To increase the knowledge on blood indices in calves, 47 pure bred and crossbred calves were studied in their first 14 days of life. Blood samples were taken at birth, from mothers and calves before colostrum administration, and till 14th day for metabolic profile determination. At birth, urea, gluc...

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Main Authors: Erminio Trevisi, Alessandra Gubbiotti, Annarita Ferrari, Giuseppe Bertoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/515