Glucose and insulin responses to different dietary energy sources in Thoroughbred broodmares grazing cool season pasture

Livestock Science

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 164-171

  Staniar, W B ^a   Cubitt, T A ^a   George, L A ^a   Harris, P A ^b   Geor, R J ^a  

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

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine; Glucose; Insulin; Nutrition; Pasture

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34547115680     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.148     Document Type: Article

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