The chemical composition of milk from free-ranging African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-102

  Osthoff, Gernot ^a   Hugo, Arno ^a   De Wit, Maryna ^a   Mai Nguyen, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African buffalo; Fatty acid; Milk; Protein; Syncerus caffer

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; ELECTROKINESIS; FATTY ACID; MILK; NUTRIENT; PROTEIN;

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 70349319499     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.039.0110     Document Type: Article

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