Goats fed tannin-containing leaves do not exhibit toxic syndromes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-201

  Silanikove, N ^a   Gilboa, N ^a   Perevolotsky, A ^a   Nitsan, Z ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Browse; Goats; Metabolic profile; Tannins; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERATONIA SILIQUA; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PISTACIA VERA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CALLIPRINOS; SILIQUA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0000701471     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00833-0     Document Type: Article

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