The Effects of Three Herbs as Feed Supplements on Blood Metabolites, Hormones, Antioxidant Activity, IgG Concentration, and Ruminal Fermentation in Holstein Steers
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Hosoda, K.
(Department of Animal Feeding and Management, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science)
Kuramoto, K. (College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University) Eruden, B. (Department of Animal Feeding and Management, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science) Nishida, T. (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences) Shioya, S. (Department of Animal Feeding and Management, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science) |
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