Feed quality restriction and compensatory growth in growing sheep: Development of body organs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-82

  Kamalzadeh, A ^a   Koops, W J ^a   Van Bruchem, J ^a   Tamminga, S ^a   Zwart, D ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Growth function; Organ; Restriction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008209889     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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