Dependence of the lactation duration and efficiency on the season of lambing in relation to the prolactin and melatonin secretion in ewes

Livestock Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 220-226

  Molik, Edyta ^a   Misztal, Tomasz ^b   Romanowicz, Katarzyna ^b   Wierzchoś, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lactation duration; Melatonin; Milk yield; Milking ewes; Prolactin; Season of lambing

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847196441     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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