Effect of maternal undernutrition during late pregnancy on growth and development of ovine fetal visceral organs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1633-1639

  Gao, F ^a   Liu, Y C ^a   Hou, X Z ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ewe; Fetal visceral organs; Growth and development; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 74549167789     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2009.90131     Document Type: Article

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