A herd health approach to dairy cow nutrition and production diseases of the transition cow

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 331-353

  Mulligan, F J ^a   O'Grady, L ^a   Rice, D A ^b   Doherty, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Randalstown Co   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Herd health; Nutrition; Production disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PREGNANCY; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748939494     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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