... peripheral limitation hypothesis metabolizable energy intake daily energy expenditure milk energy output doubly labelled water prolactin thermal conductance milk production The sustained maximum rate of energy intake (SusEI) is an important trait because it may provide an upper bound...

... between metabolizable energy intake and daily energy expenditure measured by doubly labelled water, at 30°C was 23.3 kJ day –1 lower than that at 21°C on days 14–16 of lactation. As for reproductive performance, there was a difference in the response to the higher temperature between mothers raising large...

.... BAT brown adipose tissue DEE daily energy expenditure DLW doubly labelled water MEI metabolizable energy intake MEO milk energy output SusEI sustained energy intake UCP1 uncoupling protein 1 List of abbreviations In summary, we have shown...