Effects of divergent selection for serum insulin-like growth factor-I concentration on performance, feed efficiency, and ultrasound measures of carcass composition traits in Angus bulls and heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2862-2871

  Lancaster, P A ^a   Carstens, G E ^a   Ribeiro, F R B ^a   Davis, M E ^b   Lyons, J G ^a   Welsh Jr , T H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass composition; Divergent selection; Insulin like growth factor I; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX FACTORS;

BOS;

EID: 55849135240     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1083     Document Type: Article

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