High feed intake increases liver blood flow and metabolism of progesterone and estradiol-17β in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2831-2842

  Sangsritavong, S ^a   Combs, D K ^a   Sartori, R ^a   Armentano, L E ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Fertility; Liver; Steroid metabolism

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

BROMSULFOPHTHALEIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CATTLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LACTATION; LIVER; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EATING; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LACTATION; LIVER; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SULFOBROMOPHTHALEIN;

EID: 0036835662     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74370-1     Document Type: Article

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