Calf growth in captive Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus): Effects of birth date and hind milk production and composition

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1085-1092

  Landete Castillejos, T ^a   Garcia, A ^a   Gallego, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Growth; Milk Composition; Milk Production; Parental Investment; Red Deer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEER; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035348607     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7951085x     Document Type: Article

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