Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 233-241

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392030233

Influence of organic zinc on lactation performance and somatic cell count in dairy cows

Josef Illek1, Sylva Dresler2, Miloslav Šoch2, Naděžda Kernerová2, Kristýna Šimák Líbalová2, Eliška Zevlová2, Nikola Havrdová2

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Clinical Laboratory, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Animal Husbandry Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Received November 14, 2022
Accepted July 11, 2023

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