Influence of dietary L-carnitine and chromium picolinate on blood hormones and metabolites of gestating sows fed one meal per day

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2524-2537

  Woodworth, J C ^a   Tokach, M D ^a   Nelssen, J L ^a   Goodband, R D ^a   Dritz, S S ^a,b   Koo, S I ^a,c   Minton, J E ^a   Owen, K Q ^a,d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Population Health   (United States)

^c Department of Human Nutrition ^*

^d Lonza Inc USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Chromium; Hormonal regulation; Metabolite; Sow

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; CARNITINE; FATTY ACID; INSULIN; IRON CHELATING AGENT; PICOLINIC ACID; PICOLINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; C-PEPTIDE; CARNITINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INSULIN; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; PICOLINIC ACIDS; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 35349019408     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-284     Document Type: Article

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