Plasma insulin, metabolite concentrations, and carcass characteristics of Japanese black, Japanese brown, and Holstein steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3287-3293

  Matsuzaki, Masatoshi ^a   Takizawa, Shizuo ^a   Ogawa, Masuhiro ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

^b National Grassland Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Blood Composition; Carcass Composition; Insulin; Japanese Cattle Breeds

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; INSULIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; INSULIN; MALE; MEAT; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031300422     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75123287x     Document Type: Article

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