Relationship between aging and nutritionally controlled growth rate on heat production of ewe lambs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2759-2763

  Freetly, H C ^a   Nienaber, J A ^a   Brown Brandl, T M ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Growth; Maintenance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; THERMOREGULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; SHEEP;

EID: 0036781107     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.10.2759     Document Type: Article

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