Water metabolism and dehydration in two types of cattle given poor and good quality roughages

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-233

  Ahmed, Muna M M ^a   El Hadi, H M ^b  

^a Faculty of Animal Production   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

calves; dehydration; water metabolism

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030267015     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0104     Document Type: Article

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