Supplemental dietary protein for grazing dairy cows: Reproduction, condition loss, plasma metabolites, and insulin

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 908-916

  Chapa, A M ^a   McCormick, M E ^a,b   Fernandez, J M ^a   French, D D ^a   Ward, J D ^a   Beatty, J F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SE Research Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Dietary protein; Energy metabolites; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ZEA MAYS;

AMMONIA; INSULIN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; OAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN INTAKE; REPRODUCTION; RUMINANT STOMACH; RYE; TIME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AVENA SATIVA; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSULIN; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; RUMEN; SECALE CEREALE; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

EID: 0035320789     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74548-1     Document Type: Article

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