Response of dairy ewes in late lactation to recombinant bovine somatotropin

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-125

  Chiofalo, V ^a   Baldi, A ^b   Savoini, G ^a   Polidori, F ^c   Dell'Orto, V ^b   Politis, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

^c Fac di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

^d Delta Dairy   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ewe; Late lactation; Milk; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032861245     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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