The cow in endocrine focus before and after calving

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 217-221

  Kindahl, H ^a   Kornmatitsuk, B ^b   Gustafsson, H ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3242688033     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00506.x     Document Type: Review

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