Growth-Promotant Implants: Managing the Tools

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-319

  Reinhardt, Chris ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; GROWTH PROMOTOR; TRENBOLONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ECONOMICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTROGENS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; TRENBOLONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34250893007     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2007.03.004     Document Type: Review

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