Pre-pubertal measurements of the somatotrophic axis as predictors of milk production in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Taylor, V J ^a   Beever, D E ^b   Bryant, M J ^b   Wathes, D C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy heifers; Growth hormone; Growth hormone releasing factor; Insulin like growth factor I; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746774254     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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