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

Evaluation of metabolic, endrocrine and growth features in the Mexican hairless pig to determinate its potencial 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: Carmen Camacho-Rea, Miguel E. Arechavaleta-Velasco, Carlos G. Gutiérrez, Rafael Olea Pérez, Marco A. Herradora Lozano, Fernando Pérez-Gil Romo, Ma de Lourdes Solano, Rogelio A. Alonso Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
Mexican hairless pig
Obesity
Animal model
Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/ijas.2010.e84/pdf_16

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