Changes of Blood Metabolites and Hormones in Breeding Calves associated with Weaning

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-108

  Hugi, D ^a   Blum, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742551183     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1997.tb01091.x     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. BLUM, J. W., P. KUNZ, H. LEUENBERGER, K. GAUTSCHI, and M. KELLER, 1983; Thyroid hormones, blood plasma metabolites and haematological parameters in relationship to milk yield in dairy cows. Anim. Prod. 36, 93-101.
2. BLUM, J. W., W. SCHNYDER, P. L. KUNZ, A. K. BLOM, H. BICKEL, and A. SCHUERCH, 1985a: Reduced and compensatory growth: endocrine and metabolic changes during energy restriction and realimentation in steers. J. Nutr. 115, 417-425.
3. BLUM, J. W., F. JANS, W. MOSES, D. FROHLI, M. ZEMP, M. WANNER, I. C. HART, R. THUN, and U. KELLER, 1985b: Twenty-four hour pattern of blood hormone and metabolite concentrations in highyielding dairy cows: effects of feeding low or high amounts of starch, or crystalline fat. Zbl. Vet. Med. A 32, 401-418.
4. BREIER, B. H., P. D. GLUCKMAN, and J. J. BRASS, 1988: Plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I and insulin in the infant calf: ontogeny and influence of altered nutrition. J. Endocrinol. 119, 43-50.
5. DONKIN, S. S., and L. E. ARMENTANO, 1995: Insulin and glucagon regulation of gluconeogenesis in preruminanting and ruminating bovine. J. Anim. Sci. 73, 546-551.
6. FUNABA, M., K. KENSUKE, I. TSUNENORI, and A. MATANOBU, 1994: Changes in nitrogen balance with age in calves weaned at 5 or 6 weeks of age. J. Anim. Sci. 72, 732-738.
7. GUILLOTEAU, I., I. LE HUEROU-LURON, J. A. CHAYVIALLE, and J. W. BLUM, 1995: Gut Regulatory peptides, metabolic hormones and growth factors in young ruminants. In: ENGELHARDT, W. V., S. LEONHARD-MAREK, G. BREVES and D. GIESECKE (eds) Ruminant Physiology: Digestion, Metabolism, Growth and Reproduction. Proc 8. Int. Symp. of Ruminant Physiology, Sept. 1994, Bad Willingingen/Germany, pp; 519-537, F. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart.
8. HARMON, D. L., 1992: Impact of nutrition on pancreatic exocrine and endocrine secretion in ruminants: a review. J. Anim. Sci. 70, 1290-1301.
9. HOSTETTLER-ALLEN, R., L. TAPPY, and J. W BLUM, 1994: Insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, and glucosuria in intensively milk-fed calves. J. Anim. Sci. 72, 160-173.
10. HUGI, D., R. M. BRUCKMAIER, and J. W. BLUM, 1997: Insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, glucosuria, and galactosuria in intensively milk-fed calves: dependency on age and effects of high lactose intake. J. Anim. Sci. (in press).
11. JARRET, I. G , G. B. JONES, and B. J. POTTER, 1964: Changes in glucose utilization during development of the lamb. Biochem. J. 90, 189-194.
12. KAISER, A. G., 1976: The effects of milk feeding on the pre- and postweaning growth of calves, and on the stomach development at weaning. J. Agric. Sci. 87, 357-363.
13. KERR, D. E., B. LAARVELD, M. I. FEHR and J. G. MANNS, 1991: Profiles of serum IGF-I concentrations in calves from birth to eighteen months of age and in cows throughout the lactation cycle. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 71, 695-705.
14. KINSBERGEN, M., R. M. BRUCKMAIER and J. W. BLUM, 1994: Metabolic, endocrine and haematological responses to intravenous E. coli endotoxin administration in 1-week-old calves. J. Vet. Med. A. 41, 530-547.
15. LANE, S. F., and K. A. ALBRECHT, 1991: Growth and plasma metabolites of lambs weaned to legume pasture at 28 days of age. J. Arum. Sci. 69, 305-317.
16. MEARS, G. J. 1993: Influence of feeding and diet on diurnal patterns of plasma growth hormone and insulin in calves. Can. J. Anim Sci. 73, 987-991.
17. MEDRANO, J. F., and G. E. BRADFORD 1991: Growth performance and plasma insulin-like growth factor-I concentrations in sheep selected for high weaning weight. J. Anim. Sci. 69, 1912-1918.
18. MOSER, M., R. M. BRUCKMAIER, and J. W. BLUM, 1994: Iron status, erythropoiesis, meat colour, health status and growth performance of veal calves held on the fed straw. J. Vet. Med. A 41, 343-358.
19. QUIGLEY, J. D. III, C. G. SCHWAB, and W. E. HYLTON, 1985: Development of rumen function in calves: nature of protein reaching the abomasum. J. Dairy Sci. 68, 694-702.
20. QUIGLEY, J. D. III, and J. K. BERNARD, 1992: Effect of nutrient source and time of feeding on changes in blood metabolites in young calves. J. Anim. Sci. 70, 1543-1549.
21. ROY, J. H. B., 1980: The calf, 4th edn. Butterworths, London.
22. SANO, H., A. T. MATSUNOBU, and Y. TERASHIMA, 1992: Combined effects of diet and cold exposure on insulin responsiveness to glucose and tissue responsiveness to insulin in sheep. J. Anim. Sci. 70, 3514-3520.
23. SARTIN J. L., R. J. KEMPAINEN, K. A. CUMMINS, D. N. MARPLE, and J. C. WILLIAMS, 1991: Development changes in the regulation of plasma growth hormone concentrations in Holstein calves. Am. J. Vet. Res. 52, 1397-1400.
24. SHANNON, D. W. F., 1972: A semi-automated method for the determination of the available carbohydrate content of poultry feeds. The Analyst 97, 209-212.
25. TOULLEC, R., J. A. CHAYVIALLE, P. GUILLOTEAU, and C. BERNARD, 1992: Early-life patterns of plasma gut regulatory peptide levels in calves. Effects of age, weaning and feeding. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 102A, 203-209.
26. WEEKES, T. E. C. 1991: Hormonal control of glucose metabolism. In: TSUDA, T., Y. SASAKI, and R. KAWASHIMA (eds) Physiological Aspects of Digestion and Metabolism in Ruminants pp. 183-200. Academic Press, San Diego.
27. YOUNG, J. W., E. O. OTCHERE, A. TRENKLE, and N. L. JACOBSON, 1970: Effect of age on glucose, reducing sugars and plasma insulin in blood of milk-fed calves. J. Nutr. 100, 1267-1274.