Acta Vet. Brno 2016, 85: 127-132

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201685020127

The influence of sodium propionate on blood glucose, insulin and cortisol concentrations in calves of different ages

Biljana Radojičić1, Mirjana Joksimović-Todorović2, Maja Bukvić1, Predrag Simeunović1, Murat Kakishev3, Nermin Pračić4

1University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Ruminants and Swine Disease, Belgrade, Serbia
2University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Nutrition, Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia
3West Kazakhstan Agrarian Technical University named after Zhangir Khan, Uralsk, Kazakhstan
4University of Bihać, Biotechnical Faculty, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Received October 26, 2015
Accepted May 2, 2016

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