Metabolism and glucose kinetics in sheep fed plantain and orchard grass and exposed to cold

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-177

  Sano, H ^a   Tamura, Y ^b   Shiga, A ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cold exposure; Glucose metabolism; Herb; Sheep; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

SHEEP;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; MUSA X PARADISIACA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0242668699     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2002.9513507     Document Type: Article

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