Modeling of energy balance in early lactation and the effect of energy deficits in early lactation on first detected estrus postpartum in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1927-1934

  De Vries, M J ^a,d   Van Der Beek, S ^b   Kaal Lansbergen, L M T E ^b   Ouweltjes, W ^c   Wilmink, J B M ^b  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b Productdivision Dutch Cattle S ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Research Station for Cattle   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Fertility; Random regression

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033191064     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75428-7     Document Type: Article

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