Studies on hepatic lipidosis and coinciding health and fertility problems of high-producing dairy cows using the “Utrecht fatty liver model of dairy cows”. A review

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 90-104

  Geelen, M J H ^a   Wensing, T ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cattle diseases; Energy balance; Fatty liver syndrome; Feed intake; Fertility problems; Hepatic lipidosis; High producing dairy cows; Lipidosis; Liver diseases; Metabolic diseases; Nutrition; Periparturient diseases; Post partum fatty liver; Review; Triacylglycerol lipidosis; Utrecht fatty liver model of dairy cows

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRY CATTLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOLYSIS; LONGEVITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PROFIT; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33749472880     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2006.9695214     Document Type: Review

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