Relationships among milk production, energy balance, plasma analytes, and reproduction in holstein-friesian cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 649-658

  Patton, J ^a,b   Kenny, D A ^b   McNamara, S ^a,b   Mee, J F ^a   O'Mara, F P ^b   Diskin, M G ^c   Murphy, J J ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Animal and Bioscience Research Department   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Energy balance; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; MILK PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; MAIZE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SILAGE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247844512     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71547-3     Document Type: Article

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