Digestibility, hormones and blood metabolites in dairy bucks subjected to underfeeding and refeeding

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 171-176

  Kouakou, B ^a   Gazal, O S ^b   Terrill, T H ^a   Kannan, G ^a   Gelaye, S ^a   Amoah, E A ^a  

^a FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Goats; Hormones; Maintenance; NEFA; PUN; Sub maintenance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 38349093623     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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