Prepartum administration of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) on adaptation to subclinical ketosis of the ewes and performance of the lambs
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of prepartum rbST injection on the metabolic profile of pregnant ewes induced to subclinical ketosis, as well as the metabolism until seven days of life and weight gain until seven weeks of life of the lambs. Twenty seven pregnant ewes of the pantane...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352015000100103&lng=en&tlng=en |