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Validation of a handheld β-hydroxybutyrate acid meter to identify hyperketonaemia in ewes
BACKGROUND: The end of pregnancy is the period with the highest risk of occurrences of ketosis and pregnancy toxemia due to fat mobilization and increasing non-esterified fatty acids in the liver which are converted in ketone bodies, mainly β-hydroxybutyrate acid (BHB). This ketone body may also bec...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7153552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32309049 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8933 |