Comparison of blood serum glucose, Beta hydroxybutyric acid, blood urea nitrogen and calcium concentrations in pregnant and lambed ewes

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-311

  Moghaddam, G ^a   Hassanpour, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

BHBA; BUN; Calcium; Ewe; Glucose

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949117214     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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