Dietary carbohydrates and amino acids influence oocyte quality in dairy heifers

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-427

  Rooke, J A ^a   Ainslie, A ^a   Watt, R G ^a   Alink, F M ^a   McEvoy, T G ^a   Sinclair, K D ^b   Garnsworthy, P C ^b   Webb, R ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; LEUCINE; STARCH; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCAGON BLOOD LEVEL; HEIFER; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVIDUCT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; LEUCINE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; STARCH; TYROSINE; UREA;

EID: 62549116222     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08193     Document Type: Article

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