Serum vitamin B 12 levels in omani goats

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 473-482

  Al Zadjali, A ^a   Johnson, E H ^a   Srikandakumar, A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

cobalt; goats; Oman; vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COCCIDIA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GOAT; MALE; OMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; COCCIDIA; FECES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GOATS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; OMAN; PARASITE EGG COUNT; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 3242669764     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000035009.66980.2b     Document Type: Article

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