Suitability of electronic mini-boluses for the early identification of goat kids and effects on growth performance and development of the reticulorumen

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3464-3469

  Castro, N ^a   Martin D ^a   Castro Alonso, A ^a   Arguello A ^a   Capote, J ^b   Caja, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO CANARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electronic identification; Goat kid; Reticulorumen; Rumen bolus; Transponder

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; RETICULUM; RUMEN;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77957224424     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3070     Document Type: Article

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