Somatotropic axis and nutrition in young ruminants around weaning time

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1156-1168

  Katoh, K ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Kobayashi, Y ^a   Obara, Y ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Nutrition; Ruminant; Somatotropic axis; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 34548547337     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.1156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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