Status of micro-minerals, hormone and vitamin profile in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) of Agra region of Uttar Pradesh

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 909-914

  Kumar, Pankaj ^a,b   Sharma, M C ^a,b   Joshi, Chinmay ^a,b  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Division of Medicine

Author keywords

tocopherol; Agra region; Buffaloes; Estrogen; Micro minerals; Progesterone; Retinol

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 33644664787     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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