Milk composition, postpartum reproductive activity and growth of lambs in Pelibuey ewes fed calcium soaps of long chain fatty acids

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-124

  Espinoza, J L ^a   Lopez Molina O ^b   Ramirez Godinez J A ^b   Jimenez J ^b   Flores, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ewe; Inert fat; Milk composition; Reproductive activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000152797     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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