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The effects of nutritional status and insulin on the partition of blood flow to the mammary gland and milk composition in Iactating goats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

W.G. Randles ,
C.E. Kyle ,
M.D. Hanigan ,
L.A. Crompton  and
B.J. Bequette
W.G. Randles
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5UA
C.E. Kyle
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB
M.D. Hanigan
Affiliation:
Purina Mills Inc., 1401 South Hanley, St. Louis., Missouri 63166, USA
L.A. Crompton
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT
B.J. Bequette
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB
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It is known that feeding frequency affects the insulin status of lactating ruminants (Sutton et al, 1988), and that this may influence milk composition. It is unclear, however, whether these effects are due to modulation of mammary metabolism, or regulation of substrate distribution. The present study aimed to establish whether the partition of blood flow to the mammary gland is responsive to insulin and nutritional status.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 2
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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Sutton, J.D., Hart, I.C., Morant, S.V., Schuller, E. and Simmonds, A.D. 1988. Feeding frequency for lactating cows: diurnal patterns of hormones and metabolites in peripheral blood in relation to milk fat concentration. British Journal of Nutrition 60, 265–274.10.1079/BJN19880098CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed