Effect of supplemental light on growth, prolactin, progesterone and luteinizing hormone in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Fifty Surti buffalo heifers between 17 and 42 mo of age (n = 24, < 24 mo; n = 26, > 24 mo) were used to study the changes in body weight, prolactin (Prl), progesterone (P₄) and luteinizing hormone (LH) as a result of supplemental lighting. Buffalo were randomly assigned to either natural day l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perera, Kalyani S.
Other Authors: Animal Science
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71170