Effect of Calcium Soaps of Fatty Acids and Administration of Somatotropin in Early Lactation on Productive and Reproductive Performance of High Producing Dairy Cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2127-2136

  Moallem, U ^a   Kaim, M ^a   Folman, Y ^a   Sklan, D ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bovine somatotropin; Calcium soaps; Cows; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; SOAP; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SOAPS; TRIGLYCERIDES; UREA;

EID: 0031229818     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76158-7     Document Type: Article

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