Mineral supplementation stimulates the immune system and antioxidant responses of dairy cows and reduces somatic cell counts in milk

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the use of subcutaneous mineral supplementation would affect metabolic parameters, immunological response, milk quality and composition of dairy cows in the postpartum period. Twelve pregnant primiparous Holstein cows, were divided into two grou...

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Main Authors: AMANDA C. WARKEN, LEANDRO S. LOPES, NATHIELI B. BOTTARI, PATRÍCIA GLOMBOWSKY, GABRIELA M. GALLI, VERA M. MORSCH, MARIA ROSA C. SCHETINGER, ALEKSANDRO S. DA SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000401649&lng=en&tlng=en