The rôles of photoperiod and nutrition in the seasonal increases in growth and insulin-like growth factor-1 secretion in male red deer

Animal Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 305-311

  Webstert, J R ^a   Corson, I D ^a   Littlejohn, R P ^a   Martin, S K ^a   Suttie, J M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Photoperiod; Red deer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035622476     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800058288     Document Type: Article

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