Milk, plasma, and blood urea nitrogen concentrations, dietary protein, and fertility in dairy cattle

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 628-634

  Melendez, Pedro ^a   Donovan, Art ^a   Hernandez, Jorge ^a   Bartolome, Julian ^a   Risco, Carlos A ^a   Staples, Charles ^b   Thatcher, William W ^b  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FERTILITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LACTATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MILK; MILK LEVEL; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RUMEN; UREA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0042829139     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.628     Document Type: Review

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