Voluntary feed intake and nutrient utilisation of adult female racing camels (Camelus dromedarius) during exercise and at rest

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-208

  Nagpal, A K ^a   Roy, A K ^a   Kiradoo, B D ^a   Purohit, Raja ^a   Sahani, M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON CAMEL   (India)

Author keywords

Blood profile; Digestible nutrients; Macro minerals; Race camels

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346930224     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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