Reduced dry periods and varying prepartum diets alter postpartum ovulation and reproductive measures

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2401-2411

  Gumen A ^a   Rastani, R R ^a   Grummer, R R ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry period; First postpartum ovulation; Nutrition; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

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EID: 22944456177     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72918-0     Document Type: Article

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