Plasma glucose and insulin responses of Thoroughbred mares fed a meal high in starch and sugar or fat and fiber

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2196-2201

  Williams, C A ^a   Kronfeld, D S ^a   Staniar, W B ^a   Harris, P A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary Fat; Fiber; Glucose; Horses; Insulin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORSE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HORSES; INSULIN; LACTATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035432592     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7982196x     Document Type: Article

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