Relation of growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone to estimation of milk production via deuterium oxide dilution in beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1270-1274

  Auchtung, T L ^a   Baer, D J ^b   Erdman, R A ^a   Barao, S M ^a   Dahl, G E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Deuterium Oxide; Milk Production; Somatoliberin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

DEUTERIUM OXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SECRETION; SUCKLING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CATTLE; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036581432     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8051270x     Document Type: Article

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