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Italian Journal of Animal Science Volume 8, 2009 - Issue sup2: Proceedings of the 18th ASPA Congress, Palermo, June 9-12, 2009
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Milk production and physiological traits of ewes and goats housed indoor or grazing at different daily timing in summer

Antonino Di GrigoliDipartimento di Scienze Entomologiche, Fitopatologiche, Microbiologiche agrarie e Zootecniche, Università di Palermo, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Massimo TodaroDipartimento di Scienze Entomologiche, Fitopatologiche, Microbiologiche agrarie e Zootecniche, Università di Palermo, Italy
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Giuseppe Di Miceli >Dipartimento di Agronomia Ambientale e Territoriale, Università di Palermo, Italy
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Maria Luigia AlicataDipartimento di Scienze Entomologiche, Fitopatologiche, Microbiologiche agrarie e Zootecniche, Università di Palermo, Italy
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Giuseppe CasconeIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Palermo, Italy
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Adriana BonannoDipartimento di Scienze Entomologiche, Fitopatologiche, Microbiologiche agrarie e Zootecniche, Università di Palermo, Italy
Pages 616-618 | Published online: 07 Mar 2016

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