Effects of dietary supplementation and work stress on ovarian activity in non-lactating Mashona cows in a small-holder farming area of Zimbabwe

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 317-323

  Chimonyo, M ^a   Kusina, N ^a   Hamudikuwanda, H ^a   Nyoni, O ^a   Ncube, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Cows; Metabolites; Ovarian activity; Supplementary feeding; Work stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034417669     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800054771     Document Type: Article

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