A system to assess fitness of dairy cows responding to exercise training

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2839-2851

  Davidson, J A ^a,b   Beede, D K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base status; Exercise; Physical fitness; Training

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DRINKING; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CHLORIDES; DRINKING; EATING; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; LACTATION; LACTIC ACID; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; POTASSIUM;

EID: 0642279741     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73881-8     Document Type: Article

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