Effects of incremental dietary chromium (Cr3+) on growth, hormone concentrations and glucose clearance in growing goats (Capra hircus)

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-280

  Haldar, S ^a   Ghosh, T K ^a   Pakhira, M C ^a   De, K ^a  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHROMIUM; DIETARY SHIFT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLUCOSE; GOAT; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; METABOLISM; STRESS FIELD;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33745713737     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859606006113     Document Type: Article

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