Photoperiodic entrainment of seasonal changes in the appetite, feeding behaviour, growth rate and pelage of pony colts

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-74

  Fuller, Z ^a,c   Cox, J E ^b   Argo, C McG ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Colts; Growth; Metabolic rate; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035255780     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800055569     Document Type: Article

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