Wet belly in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in relation to body condition, body temperature and blood constituents

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-97

  Ahman B ^a   Nilsson, A ^a   Eloranta, E ^b   Olsson, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Glucose; Health; Insulin; Plasma protein; Urea; Wet abdomen

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS;

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HYPERHIDROSIS; LICHENS; RANDOMIZATION; REINDEER; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERHIDROSIS; INSULIN; LICHENS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REINDEER; SKIN DISEASES; UREA;

EID: 0036371415     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-43-85     Document Type: Article

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