Consequences of different dietary energy sources during follicular development on subsequent fertility of cyclic gilts

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary-induced insulin enhancement during the late luteal phase on subsequent fertility of gilts. Fifty-two littermate cyclic gilts were subjected to dietary treatments where two energy sources were tested: corn starch (T1) and so...

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Main Authors: F.R.C.L. Almeida, G.S. Machado, A.L.C.C. Borges, B.O. Rosa, D.O. Fontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113002115