Effects of heat exposure and restricted feeding on behavior, digestibility and growth hormone secretion in goats

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 655-658

  Hirayama, Takuji ^a,b   Katoh, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feed Restriction; GH Secretion; Goat; Heat Stress

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 4344559311     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.655     Document Type: Article

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