@conference {40547,
	title = {Brief Communication - Effects of stress and nutritional changes on the ranking of cattle on plasma carotene concentrations},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {53},
	year = {1993},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {455-456},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The ability of endocrine manipulation of the neonate to effect prolonged  changes in body composition was examined. Treatment of lambs with  recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) at doses of 0.1 or 0.3 mg/kg  liveweight/day for 11 weeks from birth elevated circulating ST concentrations  (P<0.01) but had no effect on circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth  factor-1 or on liveweight gain compared with excipient-treated lambs.   However, at 8 months of age (5 months after cessation of treatment),  ultrasound backfat depths (Mean},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Knight TW and Ridland M and Hill FI and Death AF and Wyeth TK}
}
