P O S T P R A N D I A L P A T T E R N S OF P L A S M A GLUCOSE, I N S U L I N A N D V O L A T I L E F A T T Y A C I D S IN R U M I N A N T S F E D LOW- A N D H I G H - R O U G H A G E DI ETS 1
University of Guelpb, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N I G 2WI
SUMMARY Plasma glucose, insulin and volatile fatty acids were analyzed at hourly intervals for 8 hr beginning at 30 rain before feeding from eight sheep and six cows given Iow-(LR) or highroughage (HR) diets. Mean daily levels of glucose, insulin, propionate and isobutyrate were higher (P.OS). With both species insulin levels were higher at .5 and 5.5 hr post-feeding (P
University of Guelpb, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N I G 2WI
SUMMARY Plasma glucose, insulin and volatile fatty acids were analyzed at hourly intervals for 8 hr beginning at 30 rain before feeding from eight sheep and six cows given Iow-(LR) or highroughage (HR) diets. Mean daily levels of glucose, insulin, propionate and isobutyrate were higher (P.OS). With both species insulin levels were higher at .5 and 5.5 hr post-feeding (P
