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Is there peripheral or ovarian insulin action alteration in broiler breeder hens fed ad libitum?
Poultry science - 1 Jun 2006
Métayer S, Tesseraud S, Cassy S, Taouis M, Williams J, Picard M, Rideau N
Abstract excerpt
We investigated whether a change in peripheral glucose homeostasis, a local change in the insulin-related ovarian regulatory system, or both occurred in ad libitum-fed broiler breeder hens compared with feed-restricted counterparts. Feed-restricted (R, from 5 to 16 wk of age) and ad libitum-fed (A) hens from a standard commercial line (S) and an experimental dwarf genotype (E) were studied. Basal and stimulated...
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