The Small Ruminant Nutrition System: Development and evaluation of a goat submodel

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 609-611

  Cannas, Antonello ^a   Tedeschi, L O ^b   Atzori, A S ^a   Fox, D G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Goats; Kids; Prediction model

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34250859559     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.609     Document Type: Conference Paper

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