Bovine somatotropin and rumen-undegradable protein effects in prepubertal dairy heifers: Effects on body composition and organ and tissue weights

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3869-3880

  Moallem, U ^a   Dahl, G E ^a   Duffey, E K ^a   Capuco, A V ^b   Wood, D L ^b   McLeod, K R ^b   Baldwin VI, R L ^b   Erdman, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dairy heifer; Skeletal growth; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; FRAXINUS;

EID: 8344282075     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73526-2     Document Type: Article

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