Whole sunflower seeds as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids for grazing dairy cows: Effects on metabolic profiles and resumption of postpartum ovarian cyclicity

Livestock Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 183-193

  Mendoza, Alejandro ^a,c   La Manna, Alejandro ^a   Crespi, Daniela ^a   Crowe, Mark A ^b   Cavestany, Daniel ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^b Food Science and Veterinary Medicine   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URUGUAY   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Follicle growth; IGF I; Ovulation; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BOS; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 56549121086     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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