Effects of short-term feed restriction on milk yield and composition, and hormone and metabolite profiles in mid-lactation sarda dairy sheep with different body condition score

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-158

  Pulina, Giuseppe ^a   Nudda, Anna ^a   Battacone, Gianni ^a   Dimauro, Corrado ^a   Mazzette, Alessando ^a   Bomboi, Giovanni ^a   Floris, Basilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

BCS; Blood metabolites; Dairy sheep; Feed restriction; Milk production

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; SARDA;

EID: 84859997289     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2012.e28     Document Type: Article

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