Effects of long-term recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST) administration on milk yield, milk composition and mammary gland health of dairy ewes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-120

  Brozos, C ^a,b   Saratsis, Ph ^a   Boscos, C ^a   Kyriakis, S C ^a   Tsakalof, P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bovine somatotropin (bST); Milk composition; Sheep; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344992592     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00107-7     Document Type: Article

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