The Relationship Between Friesian Calves Performance and Growth Hormone and Leptin Levels
Al-Moataz Bellah Mahfouz Shaarawy1, Mahmoud Yassin Mohamed1*, Mahmoud Sayed Sayah2,1, Ashraf Ali Mehany1, Ezzat Arafa Ahmed El-Beltagi1, Shimaa M. Ali1
1Animal Production Research Institute (APRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Dokki, Giza, Egypt; 2Department of Arid Land Agriculture, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
*Correspondence | Mahmoud Yassin Mohamed, Animal Production Research Institute (APRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Dokki, Giza, Egypt; Email:
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Figure 1:
Live body weight (kg) post-weaning till maturity of male and female Friesian calves.
Figure 2:
Relationship between body weight gain, growth hormone, and leptin from weaning to maturity of male (a) and female (b) Friesian calves.
Figure 3:
Live body dimensions (cm) from weaning to maturity of male (a) and female (b) Friesian calves.