Sexual dimorphism of long bone growth in cattle
Bartosiewicz, L.
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 32(3-4): 135-146
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0236-6290 PMID: 6242273 Document Number: 221286
The greatest lengths of the 3 long bones constituting the thoracic limb were analyzed, using 73 cattle skeletons, of various genotypes in order to detect sexual dimorphism in the front extremity's relative growth rates. Statistically significant results and external evidence of an interspecific comparison (human skeletal data) highlighted the synergism between growth hormones and testosterone, which results in more pronounced growth tendencies in bulls.