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Dietary Effects on Ruminant Livestock Reproduction with Particular Reference to Protein

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

H. Kaur  and
S. P. Arora
H. Kaur
Affiliation:
Division of Dairy Cattle Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, India
S. P. Arora
Affiliation:
Division of Dairy Cattle Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, India
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 121 - 136
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