Milk quality as affected by grazing time of day in Mediterranean goats

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-54

  Avondo, Marcella ^a   Bonanno, Adriana ^b   Pagano, Renato I ^a   Valenti, Bernardo ^a   Grigoli, Antonio Di ^b   Luigia Alicata, M ^b   Galofaro, Vittorio ^a   Pennisi, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatty acid composition; Goat; Grazing time of day; Milk quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GOAT; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; GOATS; MILK; TIME FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS; HORDEUM; LOLIUM;

EID: 43049118979     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029907003019     Document Type: Article

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