The effect of supplementary feeds on the bodyweight of yaks in cold season

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-204

  Long, R J ^a,b   Dong, S K ^c   Wei, X H ^b   Pu, X P ^b  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^b GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Reducing weight loss; Supplementation strategies; Yak

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS GRUNNIENS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 19044374105     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.08.016     Document Type: Article

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