Effect of dietary restriction, pregnancy, and fetal type on intestinal cellularity and vascularity in Columbia and Romanov ewes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3024-3033

  Scheaffer, A N ^a,b   Caton, J S ^a   Redmer, D A ^a   Arnold, D R ^a,c   Reynolds, L P ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary Restriction; Growth; Pregnancy; Sheep; Small Intestine; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4644278366     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.82103024x     Document Type: Article

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