Thermoregulation and Water Balance as Affected by Water and Food Restrictions in Sudanese Desert Goats Fed Good-quality and Poor-quality Diets

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-204

  Ahmed, Muna M M ^a   El Kheir, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b University of El Zaeim El Asari   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Desert goats; Thermoregulation; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GOAT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; SUDAN; THERMOREGULATION; WATER DEPRIVATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GOATS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUDAN; WATER DEPRIVATION; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0442282740     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000012107.70822.91     Document Type: Article

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