Metabolic maturity at birth and neonate lamb survival and growth: The effects of maternal low-dose dexamethasone treatment

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3167-3178

  Miller, D R ^a   Jackson, R B ^b   Blache, D ^c   Roche, J R ^b  

^a Australia   (Australia)

^b Department of Primary Industries and Water ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dexamethasone; Maturity; Neonate; Sheep; Survival

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FATTY ACID; GHRELIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; LEPTIN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DEXAMETHASONE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GHRELIN; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LEPTIN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UREA;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70349686794     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1825     Document Type: Article

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