Effect of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on hare reproductive performances

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 763-766

  Tufarelli, V ^a   Valentini, L ^a   Dario, M ^a   Laudadio, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

hare; polyunsaturated fatty acids; reproduction

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 77954542198     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109991741     Document Type: Article

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