Effects of growth hormone administration on the body composition and hormone levels of genetically fat sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 549-558

  Francis, S M ^a   Jopson, N B ^a   Littlejohn, R P ^a   Stuart, S K ^a   Veenvliet, B A ^a   Young, M J ^b   Suttie, J M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body composition; Computed tomography; Sheep; Somatomedin; Somatotropin; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032325895     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800032987     Document Type: Article

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