Short communication: Addition of milk replacer to colostrum whey: Effect on immunoglobulin G passive transfer in majorera kids

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2347-2349

  Castro, N ^a   Capote, J ^b   Morales, L ^a   Quesada, E ^a   Briggs, H ^a   Arguello A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Canary Agronomic Science Institute   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colostrum whey; Goat kid; Immunoglobulin G; Milk replacer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 35748932026     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-624     Document Type: Article

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