Effects of locoweed (Oxytropis sericea) on growth, reproduction, and serum hormone profiles in young rams

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3229-3234

  Ortiz, A R ^a   Hallford, D M ^a   Galyean, M L ^a,b   Schneider, F A ^a   Kridli, R T ^a,c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

LH; Poisonous Plants; Sheep; Testosterone; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT TOXIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; GROWTH; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EATING; GROWTH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031298495     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75123229x     Document Type: Article

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