Table 2.
The effects of short-term (6 day) BA or GH treatment of lambs at 60 or 120 days of age on plasma IGF-1 and glycerol concentrations and muscle glycogen content
| D60 | D120 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trait | CO | BA | GH | s.e.d. | P-value | CO | BA | GH | s.e.d. | P-value |
| n | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| IGF-1 (ng/ml) | 375 | 373 | 928 a | 129 | <0.001 | 972 | 964 | 2092 a | 127 | <0.001 |
| Glycerol, (μg/ml) | 6.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.191 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 0.826 |
| LD Glycogen (mg/g) | 25.5 | 19.0 a | 23.8 | 1.6 | <0.001 | 21.6 | 18.3 a | 24.2 | 1.3 | <0.001 |
BA=β agonist; GH=growth hormone; CO=control; LD=Longissimus dorsi.
a
Significantly different to control (Dunnett’s test; P<0.05).