Seasonal patterns of growth, voluntary food intake and plasma concentrations of prolactin, insulin-like growth factor-1, LH and gonadal steroids in male and female pre-pubertal red deer (Cervus elaphus) reared in either natural photoperiod or constant daylength

Animal Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 605-613

  Adam, C L ^a   Kyle, C E ^a   Young, P ^a  

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Author keywords

Development; Growth; Photoperiod; Puberty; Red deer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030163277     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015162     Document Type: Article

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