Sustained Opposite Relationships Between Anabolic Hormones in Preweaning Triplet Lambs Born to Obese Mothers
The aim of the study was to analyse the effects of maternal obesity and the litter size on the growth rate and plasma concentrations of GH, IGF-1, insulin, and glucose in ewe lambs during the first 6 weeks of their postnatal life. Seventy-six SCP sheep: 35 ewes and 41 female offspring were used. Bef...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012-03-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/v10213-012-0020-6 |