Measurement of milk intake in suckling llamas (Lama glama) using deuterium oxide dilution

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 867-875

  Riek, A ^a   Gerken, M ^a   Moors, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deuterium dilution; Lactation; Llama; Milk intake

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA GLAMA;

DEUTERIUM OXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRINKING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SUCKING; SUCKLING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; DIET; DRINKING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34247844510     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71570-9     Document Type: Article

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