Insulin regulation of amino-acid metabolism in the mammary gland of sheep in early lactation and fed fresh forage
Insulin plays an important role in regulating the partitioning of nutrients to the mammary gland, particularly in lactating ruminants fed concentrate-based diets. There is evidence that the nutritional status of the animals might also affect their response to insulin. This is largely untested in ear...
Main Authors: | B.R. Sinclair, P. Back, S.R. Davis, J. Lee, D.D.S. Mackenzie, W.C. McNabb, N.C. Roy, M.H. Tavendale, P.M. Harris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109004157 |
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