Effect of Ca-octanoate supplementation on concentrations of ghrelin and ghrelin-related hormones in plasma and milk of beef cattle

We aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary calcium (Ca)-octanoate supplementation on concentrations of ghrelin, growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and insulin in plasma and milk of beef cattle during late gestation and early postpartum. Twelve Japanese Black cattle were offer...

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Main Authors: Haruki Yamano, Hiroshi Horike, Yutaka Taguchi, Yudai Inabu, Toshihisa Sugino, Nonomi Suzuki, Tetsuji Etoh, Yuji Shiotsuka, Ryoichi Fujino, Hideyuki Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023040021