Effects of milk production capacity and metabolic status on HPA function in early postpartum dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2094-2102

  Beerda, B ^a   Kornalijnslijper, J E ^b   Van Der Werf, J T N ^a   Noordhuizen Stassen, E N ^b   Hopster, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenocortical function; Metabolism; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3242809149     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)70027-2     Document Type: Article

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