Prepartum milking effects on parlour behaviour, endocrine and immune responses in Holstein heifers

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-424

  Eicher, Susan D ^a   Schutz, Michael ^a   Kearney, Francis ^a   Willard, Scott ^b   Bowers, Susan ^b   Gandy, Scott ^b   Graves, Kenneth ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dairy heifers; Immune responses; Prepartum milking

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STRESS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; STRESS;

EID: 36249018886     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029907002695     Document Type: Article

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