Body condition score and body weight effects on dystocia and stillbirths and consequent effects on postcalving performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 4201-4211

  Berry, D P ^a   Lee, J M ^b   Macdonald, K A ^b   Roche, J R ^b,c  

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

^b Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Body weight; Dystocia and stillbirth; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

FAT; LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; MILK; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL COUNT; DYSTOCIA; FATS; FEMALE; LACTOSE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 34848818585     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0023     Document Type: Article

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