Levels of dry matter intake on metabolites and hormones plasmatic and follicular hormones in beef heifers Níveis de ingestão de matéria seca sobre metabólitos e hormônios circulantes e hormônios foliculares em novilhas de corte

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of dry matter intake (DMI) on metabolites and plasmatic and follicular hormones. Twenty seven crossbreed ½ Nelore x ½ Angus heifers were allocated in the 3 groups, with 9 replications each: 1.2%, 1.6% and 2.6% of DMI/day on the relation of body weigh...

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Main Authors: Robério Rodrigues Silva, João Antônio Negrão, Fabio Luiz Bin Cavalieri, Ivanor Nunes do Prado, Luis Paulo Rigolon, Jair de Araújo Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2008-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Online Access:http://revistas.ufba.br/index.php/rbspa/article/view/895