Effects of rumen fill on short-term ingestive behavior and circulating concentrations of ghrelin, insulin, and glucose of dairy cows foraging vegetative micro-swards

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2095-2105

  Gregorini, P ^a,c   Soder, K J ^a   Kensinger, R S ^b,d  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetite regulating hormone; Dairy cow; Foraging behavior; Rumen fill

Indexed keywords

BOS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA;

GHRELIN; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHRELIN; INSULIN; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN;

EID: 67651177554     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1803     Document Type: Article

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