Morphology of small intestinal mucosa and intestinal weight change with metabolic type of cattle

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 525-532

  Zitnan, R ^a,b   Voigt, J ^a   Kuhla, S ^a   Wegner, J ^a   Chudy, A ^a   Schoenhusen, Ulrike ^a   Brna, M ^b   Zupcanova, M ^b   Hagemeister, H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Charolais; German Holstein; Nutrient digestibility; Rumen fermentation; Ruminal and intestinal mucosa morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 55849134452     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1968-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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