Bovine Somatotropin Dose Titration in Lactating Dairy Ewes. 2. Dose Determination and Factors Affecting the Response

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 818-829

  Fernandez, N ^a   Rodriguez, M ^a   Peris, C ^a   Molina, M P ^a   Torres, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dose; Ewes; Milk production response; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; OVIS;

GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; SOMATREM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LACTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

EID: 0031131951     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76003-X     Document Type: Article

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