Nutrient requirements of South American camelids: A factorial approach

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 165-186

  Van Saun, Robert J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Digestion; Llama; Nutrient requirements; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS; OVIS ARIES; BOS; LAMA (MAMMAL);

EID: 28844494994     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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