Effects of application in spring of urea fertiliser on aspects of reproductive performance of pasture-fed dairy cows

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-76

  Ordonez A ^a   Parkinson, T J ^a   Matthew, C ^a   Miller, R D ^b   Lopez Villalobos, N ^a   Burke, J ^a   Brookes, I ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Dairy Team Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Protein intake; Reproductive performance; Urea fertiliser

Indexed keywords

UREA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MILK; PLANT PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA;

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EID: 34247376055     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36744     Document Type: Article

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