Experimentally induced lactic acidosis in Nubian goats: Clinical, biochemical and pathological investigations

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-17

  Mohamed Nour, M S ^b   Abusamra, M T ^a   Hago, B E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biochemical changes; Clinical signs; Lactic acidosis; Nubian goats; Sorghum flour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348199825     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(98)00116-3     Document Type: Article

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