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The Effect of Stilbestrol and Testosterone on the Growth and Fattening of Lambs¹

Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station

Abstract

Subcutaneous implantation of 11 or 24 mg. of stilbestrol or 10 mg. of testosterone significantly increased the gains of wether lambs during a 68-day feeding period.

All hormone treated groups required significantly less feed per pound of gain than the control lambs.

Carcass quality and market value appeared to be improved by the administration of testosterone.

¹ Contribution from the Department of Animal Husbandry, Journal Paper No. 394, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Lafayette, Indiana.

² The authors express their appreciation to Wick and Fry, Inc. for the stilbestrol and to Dr. F. E. Houghton and Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. for the testosterone used in this experiment.

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