Effect of boron supplementation on growth, nutrient digestibility and fluorine balance in lambs fed fluorine rich diet

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1055-1059

  Yadav, P S ^a   Kapoor, Vanita ^a   Mandal, A B ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

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