Effect of a diet high in energy and protein on growth, carcase characteristics and parasite resistance in goats

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-70

  Phengvichith, V ^a   Ledin, I ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (Laos)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carcase characteristics; Growth; High energy; High protein; Local goats; Parasite resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEBENDAZOLE; ORGAN SIZE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33847311879     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-006-4443-z     Document Type: Article

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