Nutrition, negative energy balance and fertility in the postpartum dairy cow

Cattle Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-18

  Butler, W R ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cows; Energy balance; Fertility; Lactation; Nutrition; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 15444373981     PISSN: 09691251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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