Technical note: Technique for dissection and analysis of the rumen in young calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 324-326

  Hill, S R ^a   Hopkins, B A ^a   Davidson, S ^a   Bolt, S M ^a   Diaz, D E ^a   Brownie, C ^a   Brown, T ^a   Huntington, G B ^a   Whitlow, L W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Development; Papilla; Rumen

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144274696     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72691-6     Document Type: Article

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