Fasting heat production of Muzaffarnagari sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-47

  Chandramoni, ^a   Tiwari, C M ^a,b   Jadhao, S B ^a,c   Khan, M Y ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences   (India)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

Fasting heat production; Metabolic body size; Muzaffarnagari sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034110448     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00112-1     Document Type: Article

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