Motivation to obtain a food reward of pregnant ewes in negative energy balance: Behavioural, metabolic and endocrine considerations

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-172

  Verbeek, E ^a,b   Waas, J R ^a   Oliver, M H ^c   McLeay, L M ^a   Ferguson, D M ^d   Matthews, L R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural demand; Body condition score; Energy balance; Feeding motivation; Hunger; Leptin; Pregnancy; Sheep; Welfare

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EWE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUNGER; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REWARD; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HORMONES; METABOLISM; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REWARD;

EID: 84864295512     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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