| dc.contributor.author | Andersen, O | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kimwele, C | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aulie, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kanui, T | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-26T12:09:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-26T12:09:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol. 1990;97(4):607-9. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/1981037 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/40485 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 1. Recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) showed somatotropic activity in juvenile Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus). 2. Body weight of crocodiles receiving 3.25 micrograms hGH/g body weight twice a week was increased by 49% after five weeks of treatment, compared to 31% increase in controls. 3. Total length was increased by 15 and 5%, respectively, in the two groups. 4. Food conversion efficiency increased from 28% in the controls to 36% in the hormone injected animals. 5. Cessation of hormone treatment was followed by reduced appetite and decreasing body growth. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi. | en |
| dc.title | Effects of recombinant human growth hormone in juvenile Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus). | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Animal Physiology | en |
