The effect of nutrition on the periparturient parasite status of mature ewes

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 523-533

  Donaldson, J ^a   Van Houtert, M F J ^a   Sykes, A R ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ewes; Metabolizable energy; Metabolizable protein; Nematoda

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032326057     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800032951     Document Type: Article

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