Effect of diet on the metabolic profile of ostriches (Struthio camelus var. domesticus)

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-270

  Bovera, F ^a   Moniello, G ^b   De Riu, N ^b   Di Meo, C ^a   Pinna, W ^b   Nizza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diets; Metabolic profile; Ostrich; Struthio camelus

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; OSTRICH; RANDOMIZATION; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILAGE; STRUTHIONIFORMES; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547454390     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9008-2     Document Type: Article

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