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Fatty acid metabolism in domestic cats (Felis catus) and cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatas)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

J. E. Bauer
J. E. Bauer
Affiliation:
Comparative Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4474, USA
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Symposium on ‘Nutrition of wild and captive wild animals’ Plenary Lecture
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 56 , Issue 3 , November 1997 , pp. 1013 - 1024
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1997

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