Factors affecting yield and composition of camel milk kept under desert conditions of central Punjab, Pakistan

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1403-1410

  Ahmad, Sibtain ^a,b   Yaqoob, Muhammad ^a   Bilal, Muhammad Qamar ^a   Khan, Muhammad Kasib ^a,b   Muhammad, Ghulam ^a   Yang, Li Guo ^b   Tariq, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Herd profile; Lactose; Parity; Reproductive performance; Stage of lactation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CHEMISTRY; DESERT CLIMATE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PAKISTAN; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CAMELS; DESERT CLIMATE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

CAMELIDAE;

EID: 84866158226     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-012-0079-3     Document Type: Article

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