Body condition and blood metabolite characterization of alpaca (Lama pacos) three months prepartum and offspring three months postpartum

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 69-76

  Burton, S ^a   Robinson, T F ^a   Roeder, B L ^a   Johnston, N P ^a   Latorre, E V ^b   Reyes, S B ^b   Schaajle, B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inst de Invest Agripecuarias   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Blood metabolite; Electrolytes; Neonate; Parturition

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; LAMA PACOS; POA;

EID: 0037406021     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00257-2     Document Type: Article

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