The ameliorative effect of ascorbic acid on the oxidative status, live weight and recovery rate in road transport stressed goats in a hot humid tropical environment

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 611-616

  Nwunuji, Tanko Polycarp ^a   Mayowa, Opeyemi Onilude ^a   Yusoff, Sabri Mohd ^a   Bejo, Siti Khairani ^a   Salisi, Shahrom ^a   Mohd, Effendy Abd Wahid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Goat; Malondialdehyde; Superoxide dismutase; Transport stress

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; GOAT; HUMIDITY; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY WEIGHT; GOATS; HUMIDITY; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSPORTATION; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84898785897     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/asj.12174     Document Type: Article

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