Thyroxine and triiodothyronine concentrations during lactation in dairy cows

Animal Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 477-480

  Gueorguiev, Ivan Pentchev ^a  

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Lactation; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0345733341     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19990607     Document Type: Article

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