Milk production and feeding behavior in the camel (Camelus dromedarius) during 4 watering regimens

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1310-1317

  Bekele, T ^a   Lundeheim, N ^a   Dahlborn, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Camel; Feeding behavior; Milk production; Water deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMEL; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TIME; WATER DEPRIVATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CAMELS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; TIME FACTORS; WATER DEPRIVATION;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 79951707109     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3654     Document Type: Article

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