Pregnancy, bovine somatotropin, and dietary n-3 fatty acids in lactating dairy cows: I. Ovarian, conceptus, and growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor system responses

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3360-3374

  Bilby, T R ^a   Sozzi, A ^a   Lopez, M M ^a   Silvestre, F T ^a   Ealy, A D ^a   Staples, C R ^a   Thatcher, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine somatotropin; Fish oil; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MICROPUS;

EID: 33748124971     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72373-6     Document Type: Article

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