Effects of long daily photoperiod and bovine somatotropin (Trobest®) on milk yield in cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1716-1722

  Miller, A R E ^a   Stanisiewski, E P ^b   Erdman, R A ^a   Douglass, L W ^a   Dahl, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine somatotropin; Lactation; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

GROWTH HORMONE; LACTOSE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MILK; PHOTOPERIOD; PROLACTIN;

EID: 0033176291     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75401-9     Document Type: Article

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