Metabolic changes in early lactation and impaired reproductive performance in dairy cows

Veterinary Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-26

  Jorritsma, Ruurd ^a   Wensing, Theo ^a   Kruip, Theo A M ^b   Vos, Peter L A M ^a   Noordhuizen, Jos P T M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy; Fertility; Periparturient metabolic adaptation; Periparturition; Physiopathology

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FATTY ACID; INSULIN; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SOMATOMEDIN; THYROID HORMONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRY CATTLE; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOOD INTAKE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037286223     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2002054     Document Type: Review

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