Serum mineral contents of the Omani racing Arabian camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 764-770

  Eltahir, Yasmin Elhag ^a   Ali, Hassan Mohammed ^b   Mansour, M H ^a   Mahgoub, O ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b A1 Adhid Veterinary and Agricultural Services   (Oman)

Author keywords

Camels; Minerals; Oman; Serum; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953795277     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.764.770     Document Type: Article

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