Insulin responses during glucose tolerance tests in steers with increasing Wagyu genetic influence

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-235

  Mir, P S ^a   Mears, G J ^a   Ross, C M ^a   Husar, S D ^a   Robertson, W M ^b   Jones, S D M ^a   Mir, Z ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Insulin; Marbling; Plasma glucose; Wagyu

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032365919     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-088     Document Type: Article

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