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Insulin-secreting ability in Pietrain and Large White pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

N. G. Gregory
Affiliation:
A.R.C., Meat Research Institute, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
R. D. Lovell
Affiliation:
A.R.C., Meat Research Institute, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
J. D. Wood
Affiliation:
A.R.C., Meat Research Institute, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
D. Lister
Affiliation:
A.R.C., Meat Research Institute, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY

Summary

Mesomorphic, stress-sensitive Pietrain pigs were found to have a lower insulin secretory response to intravenous tolbutamide, glucose and arginine, when compared with ectomorphic, stress-resistant Large White pigs. Pietrain pigs have also been observed to be insulin-insensitive in comparison with Large White pigs. The combination of a low production of and low sensitivity to insulin in the Pietrain breed could account for their enhanced sensitivity to lipolytic agents and for their reduced ability to deposit body fat.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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