Prolactin and insulin levels in lactating sows in relation to nursing frequency

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-64

  Spinka, M ^a   Illmann, G ^a   Stetkova Z ^a   Krejci P ^b   Tomanek M ^a   Sedlak L ^c   Lidicky J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^c Biopharm As CZ 254 49 ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Insulin; Lactation; Maternal behavior; Milk production; Nursing; Prolactin; Sows

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASSAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SWINE; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; FEMALE; INSULIN; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PROLACTIN; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033167236     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(99)00025-9     Document Type: Article

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