Changes in reproductive physiology of lactating dairy cows due to elevated steroid metabolism

Theriogenology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-29

  Wiltbank, Milo ^a   Lopez, Hernando ^a   Sartori, Roberto ^a   Sangsritavong, Siwat ^a   Gümen, Ahmet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Double ovulation rate; Estrus; Milk production; Steroid metabolism

Indexed keywords

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EID: 28044454712     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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