A two-sample method for assessing growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone challenge: Use as a predictor of gain in beef bulls

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1954-1959

  Connor, E E ^a,b   Barao, S M ^a   Russek Cohen, E ^a   Dahl, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Selection Criteria; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034220606     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7871954x     Document Type: Article

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