Influence of feeding level on live body weight and semen characteristics of Sardinian rams reared under intensive conditions

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 339-345

  Tufarelli, V ^a   Lacalandra, G M ^a   Aiudi, G ^a   Binetti, F ^a   Laudadio, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body weight; Feeding level; Ram; Semen characteristics

Indexed keywords

VICIA;

EID: 78650989313     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9695-y     Document Type: Article

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