Total protein and γ-globulin contents of mammary secretion during early post-partum period of Nubian goats in the Taiwan area

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-73

  Chen, J C ^a   Chang, C J ^a   Peh, H C ^a   Chen, S Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrophoresis; Goat colostrum; globulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001820711     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(98)00109-6     Document Type: Article

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