@conference {40195,
	title = {Estimation of the pasture horizons grazed by cattle, sheep and goats during single and mixed grazing},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {50},
	year = {1990},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {49-53},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The nutritional treatment of lambs influences the extent of carcass   fat deposition. Suckled lambs deposit more fat than weaned lambs with   associated increases in plasma glucose and insulin levels. To   investigate the mechanisms involved, groups of lambs with different   insulin profiles were created, either nutritionally or by infusing   insulin, and the effect on carcass composition determined. Border   Leicester x Dorset lambs were either weaned at 5 weeks of age or   remained suckling with access to grass. Twenty four lambs were   slaughtered at 12 weeks of age, the remaining lambs were slaughtered at   23 weeks of age. A subset of both weaned and suckled lambs were treated   with exogenous insulin from 5 weeks until slaughter. Insulin status was   assessed by the glucose tolerance test and by the response of plasma   glucose to injected insulin. The prolonged suckling of lambs increased   carcass fatness and decreased carcass protein compared to early weaned   lambs. Infusing insulin decreased carcass fatness and increased carcass   protein. The alterations in carcass composition were associated with   changes in the sensitivity of peripheral tissues to insulin.    },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Nicol AM and Collins HA}
}
