Camel Milk

Handbook of Milk of Non-Bovine Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 297-344

  El Agamy, El Sayed I ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Camel; Camelids; Harsh conditions; Hot climates; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949093905     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470999738.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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