Describing the body condition score change between successive calvings: A novel strategy generalizable to diverse cohorts

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 4378-4396

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

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Model; Nutrition; Profile

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; NEW ZEALAND; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PARITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34848858621     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-729     Document Type: Article

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