Association of plasma metabolites and hormones with the growth and composition of lambs as affected by nutrition and sire genetics

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 683-690

  Hegarty, R S ^a   McFarlane, J R ^b   Banks, R ^c   Harden, S ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Meat and Livestock Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding values; Carcass; EBV; Fat; IGF I; Lamb; Leptin; Protein

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAT RESERVE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; METABOLITE; MUSCLE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; WEANING;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745256762     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05260     Document Type: Article

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