Response to ractopamine-HCl in heifers is altered by implant strategy across days on feed

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2125-2132

  Sissom, E K ^a   Reinhardt, C D ^a   Hutcheson, J P ^b   Nichols, W T ^b   Yates, D A ^b   Swingle, R S ^c   Johnson, B J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c Cactus Research Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Heifer; Ractopamine; Skeletal muscle; Steroidal implant

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RACTOPAMINE; REVALOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRENBOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENETHYLAMINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TRENBOLONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34548348311     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-660     Document Type: Article

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