Effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin administration to lactating goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-269

  Chadio, S E ^a   Zervas, G ^a   Kiriakou, K ^a   Goulas, C ^a   Menegatos, J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Goat; Metabolism; Milk; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033966440     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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