Effect of feeding yeast culture on reproduction and lameness in dairy cows under heat stress

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 11-21

  Bruno, R G S ^a   Rutigliano, H ^a   Cerri, R L ^a,b   Robinson, P H ^a   Santos, J E P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Heat stress; Reproduction; Yeast culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; YEAST;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; YEAST, DRIED;

BOS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 64949102836     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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