Physiological Changes at Parturition and Their Relationship to Metabolic Disorders

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1260-1268

  Goff, J P ^a   Horst, R L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Displaced abomasum; Immunosuppression; Ketosis; Milk fever

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HYPOCALCEMIA; KETOACIDOSIS; LABOR; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETAINED PLACENTA; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH DISEASE; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HYPOCALCEMIA; KETOSIS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; RUMEN; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 0031184206     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76055-7     Document Type: Article

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