Protein and sulphur amino acid nutrition of hair fibre-producing Angora and Cashmere goats

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-93

  Galbraith, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angora goats; Cashmere; Hair fibre; Methionine; Protein; Sulphur amino acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034658192     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(00)00177-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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