Blood profile of West African dwarf goats fed Panicum maximum supplemented with Afzelia africana and Newbouldia laevis

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-84

  Ikhimioya, I ^a   Imasuen, J A ^a  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Afzelia africana; Goats; Haematological indices; Newbouldia laevis; Serum biochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FOLIAGE; GOAT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; MILLET; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

AFZELIA AFRICANA; ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS; PANICUM MAXIMUM;

EID: 33846335550     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.79.84     Document Type: Article

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