Nutrient and mineral profile of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, texanus) diets in northeastern Mexico

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-16

  Ramirez R G ^a,c   Haenlein, G F W ^b   Trevino A ^a   Reyna, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UANL ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diets; Northeastern mexico; Nutrient and mineral profile; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003447663     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(96)00895-4     Document Type: Article

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