Effect of injecting 2-and 3-year-old ewes with calcium and magnesium on reproduction and rearing of lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Gabryszuk, M ^a,b   Klewiec, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Ewes; Lambs; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0008598280     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(96)00907-8     Document Type: Article

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