Efficiency of asbestos shading for growth of Barki rams during hot summer

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-203

  Hassanin, S H ^a   Abdalla, E B ^a   Kotby, E A ^a   Abd Elaziz, A M S ^a   El Fouly, M A ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Hypocalcemia; Shade; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 30244515904     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00804-7     Document Type: Article

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