Growth hormone response to infusion of somatostatin in dairy calves: Testing its use as a diagnostic tool for genetic merit

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 219-226

  Wiener, P ^a   Angus, K D ^a   McCullough, E ^a   Woolliams, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genetic merit; Growth hormone; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034287735     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800055041     Document Type: Article

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