Effect of prepartum diet on postpartum ovarian activity in Holstein cows in a pasture-based dairy system

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Cavestany, D ^a,b   Vinoles C ^a   Crowe, M A ^c   La Manna, A ^a   Mendoza, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URUGUAY   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle prepartum supplementation; IGF I; NEFA; Ovarian activity; Ovarian follicular dynamics

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; OVARY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASON; TIME;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; OVARY; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349093584     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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