Performance of male pigs immunized against GnRH is related to the time of onset of biological response

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2953-2959

  Turkstra, J A ^a,d   Zeng, X Y ^b   Van Diepen, J Th M ^c   Jongbloed, A W ^c   Oonk, H B ^c   Van De Wiel, D F M ^c   Meloen, R H ^a  

^a Pepscan Systems   (Netherlands)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GnRH; Growth Rate; Immunization; Pigs; Testes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; STANDARD; SWINE; TESTIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANDROSTENES; ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEAT; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036835358     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.80112953x     Document Type: Article

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