Physiological responses in goats subjected to Road Transportation under the hot, humid tropical conditions

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 840-844

  Zulkifli, Idrus ^a   Norbaiyah, Bahyuddin ^a   Cheah, Yuen Wai ^a   Soleimani, Abdoreza Farjam ^a   Sazili, Awis Qurni ^a   Rajion, Mohamed Ali ^a   Goh, Yong Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Goat; Stocking density; Stress; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 78049475057     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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