The effect of lean growth rate on puberty attainment in gilts

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1299-1310

  Patterson, J L ^a   Ball, R O ^a   Willis, H J ^b   Aherne, F X ^b   Foxcroft, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gilts; Lean; Leptin; Puberty

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

INSULIN; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; MALE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE;

EID: 0036581383     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8051299x     Document Type: Article

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