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Metabolic Modifiers

Effects on the Nutrient Requirements of Food-Producing Animals

Metabolic Modifiers( )
Author: National Research Council Staff,
Board on Agriculture Staff,
Subcommittee on Effects of Metabolic Modifiers on the Nutrient Requirements of Food-Producing Animals,
ISBN:978-0-309-04997-9
Publication Date:Feb 1994
Publisher:National Academies Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $39.00
Book Description:

In the past decade, animal scientists have learned that administering recombinantly derived somatotropin (growth hormone) to cows improves milk production and that giving beta-adrenergic agonists to meat animals improves productivity and leanness.

In order for these metabolic modifiers to yield benefits, however, sound management of the animals' nutrition is necessary. This volume reports on how these substances work in the animals' metabolism, what effects they might have on...
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Book Details
Pages:96
Detailed Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.5 x 11 x 0.29 Inches
Book Weight:0.64 Pounds



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