Effects of active immunization against growth-hormone releasing factor on puberty and reproductive development in gilts

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1807-1814

  Swanchara, K W ^a,b   Armstrong, J D ^a,c   Britt, J H ^a,d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gilts; Insulin like growth factor; Ovulation rate; Puberty; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033162759     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7771807x     Document Type: Article

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