Saponin: Role in animal system

Veterinary World

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 248-254

  Das, T K ^a   Banerjee, D ^a   Chakraborty, D ^b   Pakhira, M C ^c   Shrivastava, B ^d   Kuhad, R C ^d  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF JAMMU   (India)

^c WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Growth; Plants; Protozoa; Saponin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865144693     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.2012.248-254     Document Type: Article

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