Tissue responsiveness and sensitivity to insulin in sheep fed plantain and orchardgrass and exposed to cold

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-173

  Sano, H ^a   Tamura, Y ^b   Shiga, A ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cold exposure; Glucose clamp procedure; Herb; Insulin; Plantain; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DIET; FEEDING; FORAGE; LIVESTOCK;

DACTYLIS; MUSA X PARADISIACA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0346399813     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2003.9513544     Document Type: Article

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