The effect of Trypanosoma vivax infection on energy and nitrogen metabolism and serum metabolites and hormones in West African Dwarf goats on different food intake levels

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-121

  Van Dam, J T P ^a   Van Der Heide, D ^a   Van Der Hel, W ^a   Van Den Ingh, T S G A M ^b   Verstegen, M W A ^a   Wensing, T ^c   Zwart, D ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Utrecht University ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Food intake; Goats; Nitrogen balance; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030210994     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800028344     Document Type: Article

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