Plasma leptin levels in Murrah buffalo heifers fed diet with two different energy levels

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 301-303

  Di Palo, Rossella ^a   Campanile, G ^a   Prandi, A ^b   Baruselli, P S ^c   Vecchio, D ^a   Carvalho, N A T ^c   Zicarelli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BCS; Buffalo heifer; Leptin

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 33645770894     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.2s.301     Document Type: Article

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