Response of plasma bone markers to a single intramuscular administration of calcitriol in dairy cows

Danil Kim1, Yuji Kawakami, Norio Yamagishi

  • 1United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.

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