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The relationships between plasma glucose and insulin concentrations, and growth performance in German Pietrain and Large White porcine genotypes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. C. Litten
Affiliation:
T.H. Huxley School, Imperial College at Wye, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
A. M. Corson
Affiliation:
T.H. Huxley School, Imperial College at Wye, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
P. C. Drury
Affiliation:
T.H. Huxley School, Imperial College at Wye, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
A. D. Hall
Affiliation:
Cotswold Pig Devlopment Company, Rothwell, Linconshire, LN7 6BJ, UK
L. Clarke
Affiliation:
T.H. Huxley School, Imperial College at Wye, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
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Insulin is a central regulatory factor in the control of nutrient partitioning during growth and development. It has been demonstrated that the rate of protein deposition is elevated in porcine muscle following insulin infusion (WrayCahen 1998), and that the degree of adiposity is positively associated with plasma insulin concentration (Wood et al., 1977; Polonsky 1995). The objective of the study was to examine the effect of plasma glucose and insulin concentrations on growth performance in two porcine genotypes.

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Poster Presentations
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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