Reproductive performance of dairy cows is influenced by prepartum feed restriction and dietary fatty acid source

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2562-2571

  Colazo, M G ^a   Hayirli, A ^b,c   Doepel, L ^b   Ambrose, D J ^a,b  

^a Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Dietary fatty acid; Feed restriction; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 67649233496     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1517     Document Type: Article

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