Visceral Organ Mass and Cellularity in Growth-Restricted and Refed Beef Steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1229-1236

  Sainz, R D ^a   Bentley, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Maintenance; Restricted Feeding; Viscera

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART; HISTOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; INTESTINE; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN; STOMACH; TIME; VISCERA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; DNA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEART; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; INTESTINES; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN; STOMACH; TIME FACTORS; VISCERA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031133434     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7551229x     Document Type: Article

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