“…― The increase in immunoreactive plasma insulin with BW is similar to the increased blood insulin level observed in cattle during the finishing period (lrvin and Trenkle, 1971 ;Trenkle and Topel, 1978) and in growing sheep (John and Bergen, 1976 (Freeman, Karoly and Adelman, 1973 ;Kelly et al, 1974 ;Olefsky and Reaven, 1975 ;Runyan et al, 1979 (Bassett, 1975 ;Trenkle, 1978 ;Davis, 1972 ;Oldham, Hart and Bines, 1978). Alternatively, insulin response to 0 cell stimuli could have been decreased (Atinmo et al, 1978 ;Turner and Bryant, 1976 Bergen, 1976) and non-ruminants (Edozien et al, 1978 ;Kabadi, Eisenstein and Strack, 1976), could also be caused by the energy restriction accompanying nitrogen restriction because the former is known to lower plasma insulin level (Grizard et al, 1979 (Wirth et al, 1980).…”