Effect of combination of vitamin E and selenium injections on reproductive performance and blood parameters of Ossimi rams

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-108

  Mahmoud, Gamal B ^a   Abdel Raheem, Sherief M ^b   Hussein, Hassan A ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Rams; Reproductive performance; Selenium; Semen characteristics; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878353096     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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