Effect of the dry matter intake level on the sanguine profile of glucose, insulin, urea, estrogen and progesterone and concentration of IGF-I in the follicular liquid of crossbred heifers

The aim of this work was to study effect of the dry matter intake level on the concentrations of glucose, insulin, urea, estrogen and progesterone in the blood and the level of IGF-I in the follicular liquid of heifers. Twenty seven crossbred heifers were used, in three treatments: 1.2, 1.6 and 2.6%...

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Main Authors: Luiz Paulo Rigolon, Ivanor Nunes do Prado, Fábio Luiz Bim Cavalieri, Willian Gonçalves do Nascimento, Luiz Carlos Copovila, Fabíola dos Santos Ramos, Fernanda Barros Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2009-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000100008