Body condition change ante- and postpartum, health and reproductive performance in German Holstein Cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-173

  Hoedemaker, M ^a   Prange, D ^a   Gundelach, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DYSTOCIA; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; RETAINED PLACENTA; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH DISEASE;

ABOMASUM; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DYSTOCIA; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PARTURITION; PLACENTA, RETAINED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 62549141829     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00992.x     Document Type: Article

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