Blood metabolite concentrations in late pregnant ewes as indicators of nutritional status

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 675-683

  O'Doherty, J V ^a   Crosby, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

3 hydroxybutyric acid; Albumins; Ewes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040844793     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009243     Document Type: Article

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