Evaluation of metabolic, endrocrine and growth features in the Mexican hairless pig to determinate its potential as model for obesity in comparison with commercial pigs

Evaluation of metabolic, endrocrine and growth features in the Mexican hairless pig to determinate its potential as model for obesity in comparison with commercial pigs

Biochemical, endocrine and growth performance variables were evaluated and compared in the Mexican hairless (MHP) and in Landrace Yorkshires pigs (LYP) from first to ninth month of age in order to establish if the MHP could be a better model for the study of obesity than the LYP. Serum concentration...

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Main Authors: Rogelio A. Alonso Morales, Ma de Lourdes Solano, Fernando Pérez-Gil Romo, Marco A. Herradora Lozano, Rafael Olea Pérez, Carlos G. Gutiérrez, Miguel E. Arechavaleta-Velasco, Carmen Camacho-Rea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-11-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
Mexican hairless pig, Obesity.
Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1352

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