Growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone in beef cows divergently selected for milk production

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1295-1300

  Auchtung, T L ^b   Buchanan, D S ^b   Lents, C A ^b   Barao, S M ^b   Dahl, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone; Milk Production; Selection

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0035344980     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7951295x     Document Type: Article

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