Effects of nutrition on hormone profiles and patterns of deiodinase activity in the skin and associated patterns of hair follicle activity and moult in cashmere goats

Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 723-730

  Rhind, S M ^a   Kyle, C E ^a   Riach, D J ^a   Duff, E I ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cashmere; Deiodinase; Goats; Hair follicles; Hormones; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 34248598552     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: 1748748X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC200680     Document Type: Article

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