The consequences of metabolic changes in high-yielding dairy cows on oocyte and embryo quality

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1120-1127

  Leroy, J L M R ^a   Van Soom, A ^b   Opsomer, G ^b   Bols, P E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Embryo; Fertility; High yielding dairy cow; Metabolism; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 46749156727     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108002383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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