Active immunization against somatostatin in growing and finishing beef cattle.

Two experiments were conducted to ascertain the effect of active immunization against somatostatin (SRIF) upon beef cattle growth and performance. Upon completion of a 154 d growing-phase immunization study, 26 Charolais crossbred steers remained paired by treatment for an 84 d experiment to determi...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Machen, Richard Vaughn
Other Authors:	Byers, Floyd M. (degree committee member.), Conrad, B. E. (degree committee member.), Huston, James E. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1987.
Subjects:	Beef cattle > Growth. Somatostatin. Growth regulators. Major animal science. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to OAKTrust copy