M. Deinhofer et C. Majemnik, INSULIN-LIKE-GROWTH-FACTOR-I AND INSULIN- LIKE-GROWTH-FACTOR-BINDING-PROTEIN-3 IN A BULL WITH GROWTH-RETARDATION, DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 103(4), 1996, pp. 130-131
A case of growth retardation in a bull is reported. Serum concentratio
n of insulin-like-growth-factor-1, insulin-like-growth-factor-binding-
protein-3, insulin, C-peptid, T3, T4, and fT4 were low compared with a
normal growing bull in the same age. The causes of growth retardation
are discussed.