Abstract
Insulin responsiveness to glucose and tissue responsiveness to insulin, using the hyperglycemic clamp and the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp techniques, were measured in lactating, late pregnant, and nonpregnant, nonlactating (NPNL) beef cows. The glucose infusion rate (GIR) in the hyperglycemic clamp technique was higher (P less than .05). in lactating cows than in NPNL cows. The plateau in plasma insulin concentration (insulin responsiveness) was higher (P less than .05) in lactating cows than in late pregnant and NPNL cows. Pregnant cows tended to have higher GIR and lower plateau in plasma insulin concentration than NPNL cows. In the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp technique, GIR (tissue responsiveness to insulin) was higher (P less than .05) in lactating cows than in late pregnant cows; values for NPNL cows were intermediate. We conclude that insulin responsiveness to glucose and tissue responsiveness to insulin were enhanced during lactation but tended to be decreased during late pregnancy in beef cows.
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