Determination of sex and species in red and fallow deer by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy of the faeces

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 141-150

  Tolleson, D R ^a   Randel, R D ^b   Stuth, J W ^a   Neuendorff, D A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faeces; Fallow deer; FNIRS; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy; Red deer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 13944275937     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2004.06.020     Document Type: Article

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