Effect of tanniferous leaf meal based multi-nutrient blocks on feed intake, hematological profile, immune response, and body weight changes in Haemonchus contortus infected goats

Veterinary World

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 572-579

  Singh, Surender ^a   Pathak, A K ^a   Sharma, R K ^a   Khan, Muzaffer ^a  

^a Rakh Dhiansar   (India)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Goats; Haemonchus contortus; Leaf meal mixture; Multi nutrient blocks

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84929298195     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.572-579     Document Type: Article

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