Transient treatment of pregnant Merino ewes with modulators of cortisol biosynthesis coinciding with primary wool follicle initiation alters lifetime wool growth

Animal Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1101-1111

  McDowall, M L ^a   Watson Haigh, N S ^b   Edwards, N M ^a   Kadarmideen, H N ^b   Nattrass, G S ^c   McGrice, H A ^a,c   Hynd, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Institute Livestock and Farming Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH; HORMONE; INHIBITOR; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

EID: 84883694153     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12193     Document Type: Article

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