Rams with poor feed efficiency are highly responsive to an exogenous adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) challenge

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-268

  Knott, S A ^a,c   Cummins, L J ^b   Dunshea, F R ^a,c   Leury, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Ivanhoe Australia Limited   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Feed efficiency; Residual feed intake; Sheep; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 40249105942     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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