Body Temperature and Endocrine Interactions before and after Calving in Beef Cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2526-2534

  Lammoglia, M A ^a   Bellows, R A ^a   Short, R E ^a   Bellows, S E ^a   Bighorn, E G ^a   Stevenson, J S ^b   Randel, R D ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Temperature; Calving; Hormones

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

15 KETO 13,14 DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; 15-KETO-13,14-DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPERATURE; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0031227617     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7592526x     Document Type: Article

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