Effect of passive transfer status on preweaning growth performance in dairy lambs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-115

  Massimini, Genesio ^a,c   Britti, Domenico ^a   Peli, Angelo ^b   Cinotti, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY GROWTH; BODY WEIGHT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LAMB; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BIRTH WEIGHT; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745700922     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.229.1.111     Document Type: Article

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