Growth, metabolic status and ovarian function in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) heifers fed a low energy or high energy diet

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 74-81

  Campanile, G ^a   Baruselli, P S ^b   Vecchio, D ^a   Prandi, A ^c   Neglia, G ^a   Carvalho, N A T ^b   Sales, J N S ^b   Gasparrini, B ^a   D'Occhio, M J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buffalo heifers; Energy balance; Follicular fluid; Metabolic status; Oocyte quality; Ovarian function

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BUFFALO; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; BUFFALOES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 77957666189     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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