Propionate challenge tests have limited value for investigating bovine metabolism

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1915-1920

  Bradford, Barry J ^a   Gour, Alicia D ^a   Nash, Amy S ^a   Allen, Michael S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Dose response; Infusion; Methods; Propionate challenge test

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; PROPIONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DOSE RESPONSE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33745670637     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.7.1915     Document Type: Conference Paper

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