Effects of Low Energy Diets Followed by a Compensatory Diet on Body Weight Gain and Plasma Hormone Concentrations in Bull Calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 250-254

  Barash, H ^a   Aharoni, Y ^a   Brosh, A ^a   Holzer, Z ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bull calves; Compensatory growth; Hormones

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DIET; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; THYROXINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031607384     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75573-0     Document Type: Article

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