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Plasma leptin in transition dairy cows. Effects of body fatness, ambient temperature and dietary factors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2017
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In ruminants plasma leptin is increased with increasing body fatness. Leptin acts on hypothalamus to decrease food intake and increase energy expenditure. It is possible that leptin has a key role in transition from pregnancy to lactation of dairy cows. The objective of the present work was to investigate the pattern of plasma leptin concentration, as well as its relationship with other hormones and metabolites and dairy cow performance.
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