Basic principles of muscle development and growth in meat-producing mammals as affected by the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system

N Oksbjerg, F Gondret, M Vestergaard - Domestic animal endocrinology, 2004 - Elsevier
This presentation aims to describe how the basic events in prenatal muscle development
and postnatal muscle growth are controlled by the insulin-like growth factor system (IGF) …

Technologies for the control of fat and lean deposition in livestock

MN Sillence - The Veterinary Journal, 2004 - Elsevier
When the ratio of lean to fat deposition is improved, so is feed conversion efficiency. Net
benefits may include lower production costs, better product quality, less excretion of …

Growth improvement by probiotic in European sea bass juveniles (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.), with particular attention to IGF-1, myostatin and cortisol gene expression

O Carnevali, L de Vivo, R Sulpizio, G Gioacchini… - Aquaculture, 2006 - Elsevier
In the present study a Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) strain Lactobacillus delbrueckii delbrueckii,
acting as probiotic, was administered to Dicentrarchus labrax (European sea bass) juveniles …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of adding essential oil to the diet of weaned pigs on performance, nutrient utilization, immune response and intestinal health

P Li, X Piao, Y Ru, X Han, L Xue… - Asian-Australasian journal …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of adding essential oils to the diet of
weaned pigs on performance, nutrient utilization, immune response and intestinal health. A …

Probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens C-1 Improves Growth Performance, Stimulates GH/IGF-1, and Regulates the Gut Microbiota of Growth-Retarded Beef Calves

R Du, S Jiao, Y Dai, J An, J Lv, X Yan, J Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Growth retardation of calves is defined as a symptom of impaired growth and development,
probably due to growth hormone disorder as well as natural and environmental factors in …

Response of the somatotropic axis of juvenile coho salmon to alterations in plane of nutrition with an analysis of the relationships among growth rate and circulating …

BR Beckman, M Shimizu, BA Gadberry… - General and …, 2004 - Elsevier
The effect of different feeding levels on plasma levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I),
41kDa insulin-like growth factor binding protein (41kDa IGFBP), and growth hormone (GH) …

Genetic management of the Göttingen Minipig population

H Simianer, F Köhn - Journal of pharmacological and toxicological methods, 2010 - Elsevier
The Göttingen Minipig is a laboratory animal of worldwide importance. The breed was
developed in the 1960's at the University of Göttingen, Germany, using the founder breeds …

A twenty‐first century cancer epidemic caused by obesity: the involvement of insulin, diabetes, and insulin‐like growth factors

RL Westley, FEB May - International journal of endocrinology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the developed world. The progression from
obesity to diabetes mellitus type 2, via metabolic syndrome, is recognised, and the …

Compensatory growth in slaughter pigs—in vitro muscle protein turnover at slaughter, circulating IGF-I, performance and carcass quality

M Therkildsen, M Vestergaard, H Busk… - Livestock Production …, 2004 - Elsevier
Nine litters, each of four female and four castrated male pigs (Duroc× Landrace× Large
White), were allocated to four treatments according to sex and weaning weight, from …

Effects of protein deprivation on subsequent growth performance, gain of body components, and protein requirements in growing pigs

KY Whang, SW Kim, SM Donovan… - Journal of animal …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Forty-eight barrows were used in a 2× 6 factorial arrangement to test a hypothesis that
feeding a protein-deficient diet affects subsequent growth response by altering the efficiency …