Haematological, hormonal and biochemical blood parameters in lamb: Effect of age and blood sampling time

Livestock Science

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 200-206

  Bornez R ^a,b   Linares, M B ^a,b   Vergara, H ^a,b  

^a Dpto Ciencias del Medio Natural E T S de Ingenieros Agrónomos   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Animal Welfare; Blood; Lairage; Lamb; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 61649090781     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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