Factors affecting plasma prolactin concentrations throughout gestation in high producing dairy cows

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 57-66

  Garcia Ispierto I ^a   Lopez Gatius F ^a   Almeria S ^b   Yaniz J ^c   Santolaria, P ^c   Serrano, B ^a   Bech Sabat G ^a   Nogareda, C ^a   Sulon, J ^d   de Sousa, N M ^d   Beckers, J F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Milk production; Neospora caninum; Photoperiod; Pregnancy associated glycoproteins; Progesterone; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MILK; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEASON; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MILK; NEOSPORA; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 58049215446     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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