Effects of age and reproductive stage on certain serum biochemical parameters of chios sheep under greek rearing conditions

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 277-281

  Roubies, N ^a   Panousis, N ^a   Fytianou, A ^a   Katsoulos, P D ^a   Giadinis, N ^a   Karatzias, H ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREEDING; FEMALE; GREECE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33746331691     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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