Are free glucose and glucose-6-phosphate in milk indicators of specific physiological states in the cow?
A total of 3200 milk samples from Holstein and Jersey cows were analysed for free glucose and glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) by an enzymatic-fluorometric method that requires no pre-treatment. The cows were primiparous as well as multiparous, and samples were taken throughout the entire lactation period....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114002043 |