Secretion patterns of growth hormone in growing captive mithuns (Bos frontalis)

Zoological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1125-1129

  Mondal, Mohan ^a   Dhali, Arindam ^a   Rajkhowa, Chandan ^a   Prakash, Bukkaraya Samudram ^b  

^a National Research Centre on Mithun India   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Mithun endocrinology; Patterns; Rare; Semi wild; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BOVIDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GROWTH HORMONE; INDIA; RUMINANTS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS FRONTALIS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 10944270397     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.21.1125     Document Type: Article

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