Initial body condition score affects hormone and metabolite response to nutritional restriction and repletion in yearling postpubertal beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2262-2273

  Cassady, J M ^a   Maddock, T D ^b   DiCostanzo, A ^a   Lamb, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Energy; Heifer; Insulin; Insulin like growth factor I; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 67650559375     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1716     Document Type: Article

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