Endocrine responses in mares undergoing abrupt changes in nutritional management

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2700-2707

  Buff, P R ^a   Spader, B R ^a   Morrison, C D ^b   Keisler, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Feed deprivation; Growth hormone; Leptin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EATING; FEMALE; HORSE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HORSES; INSULIN; LEPTIN; OBESITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33749418400     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-741     Document Type: Article

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