Glucose supply markedly changes during the transition to extrauterine life. In this study, we investigated diet effects on glucose metabolism in neonatal calves. Calves were fed colostrum (C; n = 7)… (More)
There is evidence that in animals and also in humans, non-specific nitrogen is used for de novo synthesis of indispensable amino acids by the microflora of the gastro-intestinal tract. Gas… (More)
Feeding rumen-protected fat (RPF) is an alternative to increase energy density of the diet and therefore energy intake in dairy cows. To investigate metabolic and endocrine changes in dairy cows fed… (More)
The aim of this study was to investigate whether dietary protein intake during gestation less than or greater than recommendations affects gilts growth and body composition, gestation outcome, and… (More)
The stable nitrogen (15N) and carbon (13C) isotopic composition of tissues reflects the isotopic pattern of food sources. We investigated whether the isotopic composition of human hair can be used as… (More)
We describe a high-precision methodology to determine the 15N/14N isotopic composition of 13 plasma free amino acids out of 500 microliters plasma, measured as N-pivaloyl-i-propyl amino acid esters… (More)
The special physical properties of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) result in some substantial differences in their metabolism compared to that of long-chain triglycerides (LCT). Administering MCT is… (More)
BACKGROUND & AIMS
Irreversible amino acid losses at the human ileum are not taken into account when tracer-derived amino acid requirements are calculated because the data available are scarce. We… (More)
Two F(2) Charolais x German Holstein families comprising full and half sibs share identical but reciprocal paternal and maternal Charolais grandfathers differ in milk production. We hypothesized that… (More)
Soy proteins have been shown to result in lower postprandial nitrogen retention than milk proteins, but the mechanisms underlying these differences have not been elucidated. To investigate this… (More)