Milk production of dairy cows treated with estrogen at the onset of a short dry period

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 797-803

  Bachman, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry period; Estrogen; Involution; Mammary; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036527256     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74138-6     Document Type: Article

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