Flushing of mink (Mustela vison): Effects on energy metabolism and some blood metabolites

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 277-284

  Fink, R ^a   Tauson, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood chemistry; Corpus luteum; Energy balance; Flushing; Mink

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031995794     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009061     Document Type: Article

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