Invited review: New perspectives on the roles of nutrition and metabolic priorities in the subfertility of high-producing dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 4022-4032

  Chagas, L M ^a   Bass, J J ^b   Blache, D ^c   Burke, C R ^a   Kay, J K ^a   Lindsay, D R ^c   Lucy, M C ^d   Martin, G B ^c   Meier, S ^a   Rhodes, F M ^e   Roche, J R ^f   Thatcher, W W ^g   Webb, R ^h  

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e University of Tasmania ^*  (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High producing dairy cow; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34848876740     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-852     Document Type: Review

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