Effects of vitamins A and E supplementation on vitamins A and E status of blood plasma, liver and tail fat of fat-tailed sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Asadian, A ^a,b   Mezes M ^b  

^a Res Institute for Animal Husbandry   (Iran)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fat tail; Retinol; Sheep; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

EID: 30244444402     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(96)00903-0     Document Type: Article

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