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| Title: | Biomedical Problems on Bovine Somatotropin Use in Milk Production
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| Author: | Gianni Benzi |
| ISBN: | 0861962923 : 9780861962921 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 110 |
| Weight: | .268 Kg. |
| Published: | John Libbey Eurotext - January 1990 |
| List Price: | 26.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | MEDICINE |
CONTENTS: General biological characteristics of bovine somatotropin (BST); Influence of BST on the metabolism of the whole animal and of specific organs; Long-term effects of administration of BST in dairy cattle; Influence of BST on the health, reproductive perform-ance and welfare of lactating dairy cows; Characteristics of the milk produced by BST-treated cows; Changes induced by BST treatments in the plasma and milk concentrations of somatotropin and somatomedins; Characteristics of the meat of BST-treated bovines; Biological and pharmacological manipulations alterna-tive to the use of BST; Final remarks on BST activity; Essential bibliography; Subject index.
