Body condition related to ketosis and reproductive performance in Norwegian dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1390-1396

  Gillund, P ^a   Reksen, O ^b   Grohn Y T ^c   Karlberg, K ^b  

^a GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Ketosis; Repeated measures analysis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS; INCIDENCE; KETOACIDOSIS; LACTATION; NORWAY; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS; INCIDENCE; KETOSIS; LACTATION; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035374840     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)70170-1     Document Type: Article

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