Effect of organic and inorganic selenium supplementation on weight performance of ewes and lambs

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1555-1558

  Segovia, J ^a   Arzola, C ^a   Ruiz, O ^a   Salinas Chavira, J ^b   Rodriguez Muela, C ^a   Jimenez, J ^a   Gonzalez Garcia H ^c   Castillo Castillo, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^c Instituto de Ingeniería Y Tecnología   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Inorganic selenium; Organic selenium; Sheep; Weight performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749146242     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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