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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"high plane of nutrition"”.
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Evaluation of spray-dried plasma in milk replacers fed at a high plane of nutrition on performance, intestinal permeability, and morbidity
… (MR) fed at conventional rates. The use of a PP and wheat blend to replace a portion of whey protein has been shown to perform similarly to an all whey protein control MR. However, there are growing trends in the dairy industry to feed calves for accelerated growth in the pre-weaning …
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The role of insulin-like growth factors in the fetus
… substrate supply is important in the regulation of fetal growth. The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), insulin and placental lactogen (PL) may be important mediators in fetal growth regulation. However, nutritional regulation of circulating concentrations of IGFs, their binding proteins …
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Biological factors influencing the nature of goat skins and leather
The effect of a goat’s sex, age, slaughter weight and nutrition on its skin and leather quality were investigated through chemical, biochemical, histological and hydrothermal analyses of dried skins, and physical testing of leathers. This work formed part of a larger project sponsored by the …
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Effects of feeding level and diet composition on mammary growth in prepubertal lambs and mice
… into four treatment groups: A) fed a standard, high-energy diet, ad libitum; G) fed as group A, but treated with GH (.1 mg/kg bodyweight/d); R) fed the standard diet in restricted amounts to a target weight gain of 120 g/d; S) fed a ration including 30% of a protected fat supplement, ad libitum. …
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Influence of dietary component manipulation and feed management strategies on growth and rumen development of weaned dairy heifers
… a central foundation for the continued success of the dairy industry. Emphasis on improving pre-weaned calf nutrition has predominated in the industry, but opportunities exist to improve post-weaning heifer nutrition and management. We aimed to evaluate common feed management strategies seen in …
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Effects of weaning age and maternal nutrition on gene expression of longissimus muscle of beef steers
… level were studied. The longissimus muscle (LM) of beef steers on an early weaning (141 days age) plus high-starch diet (EWS) or a normal weaning (NW, 222 days age) plus starch creep-feed diet (CFS) was biopsied at 0 (EW), 25, 50, 96 (NW), 167, and 222 (pre-slaughter) days. Expression patterns of …