First lactation ovarian function in dairy heifers in relation to prepubertal metabolic profiles

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-75

  Taylor, V J ^b   Beever, D E ^a   Bryant, M J ^a   Wathes, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LACTATION; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; MILK; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0842325062     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1800063     Document Type: Article

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