Nitrogen requirements for antler growth and maintenance in white-tailed deer

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 744-752

  Asleson, Mark A ^a,c   Hellgren, Eric C ^a,d   Varner, Larry W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b Purina Mills Inc   (United States)

^c Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

balance; endogenous urinary nitrogen; metabolic fecal nitrogen; nitrogen; Odocoileus virginianus; requirements; white failed deer

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0030467346     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802373     Document Type: Article

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