Growth hormone secretion and pituitary gland weight in suckling lambs from genetically lean and fat sheep

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-393

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

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Fatness; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor I; Pituitary gland; Suckling lambs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032420573     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1998.9513323     Document Type: Article

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