Effect of feeding Leucaena leucocephala supplemented rations on thyroid hormones and fasting heat production in Jamunapari goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-33

  Haque, N ^a   Varshney, V P ^a   Khan, M Y ^a   Lal, M ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fasting heat production; Jamunapari goat; Leucaena leucocephala; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVENA SATIVA; CAPRA HIRCUS; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; VISCUM ALBUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038971503     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00736-9     Document Type: Article

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