Body weight and tissue gain in lambs fed an all-concentrate diet and implanted with trenbolone acetate or grazed on alfalfa

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1117-1124

  McClure, K E ^a   Solomon, M B ^b   Loerch, S C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fat; Lambs; Lean; Performance; Viscera

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANABOLIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRENBOLONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SHEEP; TRENBOLONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034186674     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7851117x     Document Type: Article

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