Clinical laboratory serum values in rabbits fed diets containing black cumin seed

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2532-2536

  El Bagir, Nabiela M ^a   Farah, Imtithal T O ^a   Alhaidary, Ahmed ^b   Mohamed, Hasab E ^b   Beynen, Anton C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Black cumin; Blood chemistry; Concentrtion; Hpids; Protein; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649733480     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.2532.2536     Document Type: Article

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