Changes of the Blood Composition of Periparturient Cows in Relation to Time of Day

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1111-1115

  Toharmat, T ^a   Nonaka, I ^a   Shimizu, M ^a   Kume, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood Composition; Diurnal Variation; Periparturient Cows; Sampling Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033437884     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.1111     Document Type: Article

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