Energy requirements in early life are similar for male and female goat kids

Little is known about the gender differences in energetic requirements of goats in early life. In this study, we determined the energy requirements for maintenance and gain in intact male, castrated male and female Saanen goat kids using the comparative slaughter technique and provide new data on th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences. - 1998. - 27(2014), 12 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 1712-20
1. Verfasser: Bompadre, T F V (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Neto, O Boaventura, Mendonca, A N, Souza, S F, Oliveira, D, Fernandes, M H M R, Harter, C J, Almeida, A K, Resende, K T, Teixeira, I A M A
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences
Schlagworte:Journal Article Body Composition Comparative Slaughter Gender Growth Intake Metabolism