Predicting bull growth performance and carcass composition from growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2736-2741

  Connor, E E ^a   Barao, S M ^a   Douglass, L W ^a   Zinn, S A ^b   Dahl, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Composition; Selection; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; SOMATOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE (1 29); SOMATOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE (1-29);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; ENERGY INTAKE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

EID: 0033209920     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77102736x     Document Type: Article

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