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Filtering by: DOI 10.2527/jas2014-8794 Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Bioresource Research

Effects of selenium supplementation during different trimesters of pregnancy on non-specific humoral immunity of pregnant beef cows and persistence of antibodies in their newborn calves

Creator:

Thompson-Hernandez, Ian

Abstract:

Immunosuppression during the periparturient period leads to increased susceptibility to infectious diseases in beef cows. Newborn calves rely on passive transfer of antibodies from their mothers at birth for protection against diseases in the first two months of age. It is unknown if supranutritional Se supplementation of cows during pregnancy...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis