Bone marrow and kidney fat indices in male and female (gravid and non-gravid) springbok in the Northern Cape

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 34, Issue 6SUPPL.2, 2004, Pages 41-43

  Oosthuizen, I B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body condition; Fat storage; Metatarsus bone marrow

Indexed keywords

EID: 73149086160     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v34i6.3826     Document Type: Article

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