Effect of management factors and blood metabolites during the rearing period on growth in dairy heifers on UK farms

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-81

  Brickell, J S ^a   McGowan, M M ^a   Wathes, D C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body weight; Growth rate; Heifer; Insulin like growth factor I; Management

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UREA;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 58049198284     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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