Annual rhythmicity and maturation of physiological parameters in goats

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-243

  Piccione, G ^a   Caola, G ^a   Refinetti, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Biological rhythm; Capra hircus; Maturation; Melatonin; Rectal temperature; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; MELATONIN; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOAT; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHOLESTEROL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GOATS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 34347219787     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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