The Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (CTVM) pulling its weight in the field of draught animal research

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-59

  Pearson, R Anne ^a   Lawrence, P R ^a   Smith, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BUFFALO; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HORSE; INSTRUMENTATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; TROPICAL MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HORSES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESEARCH; SCOTLAND; TROPICAL MEDICINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0030076208     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02250727     Document Type: Article

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