Pathological features in sheep fed rations containing phenolsand condensed tannins

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1105-1109

  Mahgoub, O ^a   Kadim, I T ^a   Tageldin, M H ^a   Al Marzooqi, W S ^a   Khalaf, Samera ^a   Ali, Aisha Ambu ^a   Al Amri, I ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Non conventional feeds; Pathology; Phenols; Sheep; Tannins

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949088684     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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