The effect of the anabolic agent, nandrolone laurate, on certain production and reproduction parameters in ram lambs, under intensive and extensive feeding regimes

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-188

  Greyling, J P C ^a   Taylor, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroid; Body parameters; Nutritional regimes; Ram lambs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033264828     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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