In well-fed dairy cows, intramammary long R3 IGF-I did not enhance milk protein yield, and protein yield was slightly lower.
In plain wordsIn dairy cows, infusing an IGF-I analogue into the udder did not raise milk protein yield. Yield was slightly lower.
- Peptide
- IGF-1 LR3
- Outcome
- DecreaseMilk protein yield
- Study
cown = 4
Lactating dairy cows- Outcome group
- Lactation and milk synthesis · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intramammary infusionAs given in this study (cow).
Source sentences
yields of milk, protein, and fat were slightly lower following long R3 insulin-like growth factor-I treatment.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
However, in experiment 2 neither hormone enhanced milk protein yield when administered using an intramammary technique.
Two experiments investigated the regulation of milk protein synthesis in well-fed cows (n = 4) using 1) a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp and 2) intramammary infusion of insulin or long R3 insulin-like growth factor-I plus supplementary amino acids.