Influence of concentrate allocation and energy balance on postpartum ovarian activity in Norwegian Cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1060-1068

  Reksen, O ^d   Grohn Y T ^a   Havrevoll, Os ^b   Bolstad, T ^b   Waldmann, A ^c   Ropstad, E ^d  

^a Coll of Veterinary Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Energy balance; Progesterone; Repeated measures

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MILK; OVULATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035344820     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74566-3     Document Type: Article

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