Measurement of immunoglobulin concentration in goat colostrum

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Rudovsky, A ^a   Locher, L ^a   Zeyner, A ^a   Sobiraj, A ^a   Wittek, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrophoresis; ELISA; Goat colostrum; Hydrometer; Immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 36248995920     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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