Endocrine, growth, and carcass characteristics of bulls immunized against luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone fusion proteins

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2209-2213

  Aissat D ^a   Sosa, J M ^a   De Avila, D M ^a   Bertrand, K P ^a   Reeves, J J ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ASLB 220   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulls; Carcass; Growth; Immunization; LHRH

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANABOLIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRENBOLONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SCROTUM; STANDARD;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MEAT; ORCHIECTOMY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SCROTUM; TESTOSTERONE; TRENBOLONE;

EID: 0036716082     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.9.2209     Document Type: Article

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