Effects of short-or long-term infusions of acetate or propionate on luteinizing hormone, insulin, and metabolite concentrations in beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3050-3056

  DiCostanzo, A ^a   Williams, J E ^b   Keisler, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; LH; Metabolites; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; POACEAE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETATES; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POACEAE; PROPIONATES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033227766     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77113050x     Document Type: Article

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