Growth Performance and Serum Prolactin Concentrations of Stocker Steers Implanted with Trenbolone Acetate While Grazing Endophyte-Infected Fescue in the Spring

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 166-173

  Coffey, K P ^a   Coblentz, W K ^a   Humphry, J B ^a   Piper, E L ^a   Rosenkrans, C F ^a   Hubbell, D S ^b   Harrison, K F ^b   Denard, T M ^a   Pohlman, F W ^a   Hellwig, D H ^a   Daniels, L B ^a   McBeth, L J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fescue Toxicity; Prolactin Levels; Trenbolone Acetate Cattle

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007521353     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31618-1     Document Type: Article

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