Supplementing Holstein cows with low doses of bovine somatotropin prepartum and postpartum reduces calving-related diseases

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 5439-5445

  Gulay, M S ^a   Liboni, M ^b   Hayen, M J ^c   Head, H H ^c  

^a MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b VALLÉE S A   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine somatotropin; Calving related disease; Holstein cow; Transition period

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 37149049819     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0209     Document Type: Article

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