Relationships between blood hormonal concentrations and secondary fibre shedding in young cashmere-bearing goats at their first moult

Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-381

  Celi, P ^a   Seren, E ^c   Celi, R ^b   Parmeggiani, A ^c   Di Trana, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cashmere; Hormones; Kids; Moult

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0348216471     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800054321     Document Type: Article

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