Serum protein levels and neonatal growth rate of Nubian goat kids in Taiwan area

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-160

  Chen, J C ^a   Chang, C J ^a   Peh, H C ^a   Chen, S Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Neonatal goat kids; Serum globulin level; Serum total protein level

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032949336     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00166-7     Document Type: Article

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