Growth, Reproductive Performance, Mammary Development, and Milk Production of Beef Heifers as Influenced by Prepubertal Dietary Energy and Administration of Bovine Somatotropin

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2649-2662

  Buskirk, D D ^a,c   Faulkner, D B ^a,d   Hurley, W L ^a   Kesler, D J ^a   Ireland, F A ^a   Nash, T G ^a   Castree, J C ^a   Vicin, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 160 Animal Sciences Laboratory

Author keywords

Insulin Like Growth Factor; Lactation; Mammary Tissue; Supplemental Feed

Indexed keywords

DNA; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; UDDER; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DNA; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LIPID METABOLISM; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030280935     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74112649x     Document Type: Article

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