Energy and protein effects on the immune system

Ruminant Physiology: Digestion, Metabolism and Impact of Nutrition on Gene Expression, Immunology and Stress

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 455-471

  Kehrli, M E ^a   Neill, J D ^a   Burvenich, C ^b   Goff, J P ^a   Lippolis, J D ^a   Reinhardt, T A ^a   Nonnecke, B J ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Energy; Immunity; Metabolism; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348820611     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-566-6     Document Type: Chapter

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