Serum IgG, blood profiles, growth and survival in goat kids supplemented with artificial colostrum on the first day of life

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-145

  Mellado, M ^a,c   Pittroff, W ^b   Garcia J E ^a   Mellado, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Dept Nutrición Y Alimentos ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Immunity; Survival rate; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLASMA PROTEIN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COLOSTRUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELEMENTAL DIET; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZATION; SUCKLING; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; COLOSTRUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; GOATS; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UREA; WEIGHT GAIN;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 38349133412     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9073-6     Document Type: Article

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