Effect of Duration of Feed Quality Restriction on Body Dimensions in Lambs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 735-742

  Kamalzadeh, A ^a   Koops, W J ^a   Van Bruchem, J ^a   Bangma, G A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body Composition; Compensatory Growth; Restricted Feeding; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; TESTIS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CROSSES, GENETIC; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; TESTIS;

EID: 0032013187     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.763735x     Document Type: Article

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