Effect of dietary-induced changes in plasma insulin concentrations during the early post partum period on pregnancy rate in dairy cows

Reproduction

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 759-768

  Garnsworthy, Phil C ^a   Fouladi Nashta, A A ^a,b   Mann, G E ^a   Sinclair, K D ^a   Webb, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN METABOLISM; LACTATION; METABOLITE; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; EATING; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; INSULIN; LACTATION; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 68949169394     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0488     Document Type: Article

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