Influence of short-term Leucaena leucocephala feeding on milk yield and its composition, thyroid hormones, enzyme activity, and secretion of mimosine and its metabolites in milk of cattle

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-414

  Ghosh, M K ^a,b   Atreja, P P ^a   Buragohain, R ^a,c   Bandyopadhyay, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUID; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HORMONE; MILK PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SERUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547643730     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859607007113     Document Type: Article

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