Comparison of growth performance, blood metabolites, testosterone, and carcass characteristics according to complete and hemi-castration in Hanwoo |
Ahn, Jun Sang
(Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Jang, Sun Sik (Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Kim, Ui Hyung (Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Hwang, So Mi (Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Won, Jeong Il (Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Ji, Hee Chung (Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Jin, Shil (Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Park, Byung Ki (Department of Animal Science, Kangwon National University) Kwon, Eung Gi (Department of Animal Science, Kangwon National University) |
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