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The effects of feeding white clover pellets and red clover hay on teat length, plasma gonadotrophins and pituitary function in wethers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

N. Saba ,
A. M. Symons  and
Hilary M. Drane
N. Saba
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
A. M. Symons
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
Hilary M. Drane
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
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Summary

Feeding of white clover or red clover oestrogenic diets to wethers produced increases in teat length but did not affect the basal plasma luteinizing hormone levels or pituitary sensitivity to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 82 , Issue 2 , April 1974 , pp. 357 - 361
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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