Effects of experimental fascioliasis on puberty and comparison of mounting activity by radiotelemetry in pubertal and gestating beef heifers

Angus-sired heifers were allotted by age (mean=4 mo), BW (mean=135 kg), and sire (n=4) to either a control (n=10) or infected group (n=11; 600 metacercariae of Fasciola hepatica, intraruminally) to test our hypothesis that puberty is delayed by experimental fascioliasis. Blood samples were collected...

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Main Author: Paczkowski, Melissa Jeanne
Other Authors: Forrest, David
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2796