Blood biochemical parameters of crossbred Istrian x East Friesian dairy ewes: Relation to milking period

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-288

  Mašek, Tomislav ^a   Mikulec, Željko ^a   Valpotić, Hrvoje ^a   Pahović, Snježan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Veterinarska Stanica Pore   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Dairy ewes; Mediterranean; Milking

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 35448934434     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.281     Document Type: Article

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