Leptin concentrations in relation to energy balance, milk yield, intake, live weight, and estrus in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 799-807

  Liefers, S C ^a   Veerkamp, R F ^a   Te Pas, M F W ^a   Delavaud, C ^b   Chilliard, Y ^b   Van Der Lende, T ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Lactation; Leptin concentrations; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

LEPTIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEPTIN; MILK; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0037639850     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73662-5     Document Type: Article

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