Relationships of thyroid hormones, IGF-I and testosterone in breeds of ram lambs with low and high prolificacies

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 441-448

  Fallah Rad, A H ^a   Connor, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

IGF I; Prolificacy; Ram lambs; Thyroxin; Tri iodothyronine

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033236149     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-080     Document Type: Article

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