Relationships between body condition score, body weight and internal fat deposits in Latxa ewes

Animal Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-69

  Oregui, L M ^a   Gabina D ^b   Vicente, M S ^c   Bravo, M V ^a   Treacher, T ^d  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^b Mediterranean Agronomic Inst Z   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body condition; Body fat; Body weight; Ewes

Indexed keywords

OVIS;

EID: 0031204277     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800016301     Document Type: Article

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