Events of elevated somatic cell counts in high-producing dairy cows are associated with daily body weight loss in early lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4386-4394

  van Straten, M ^a,b,c   Friger, M ^b   Shpigel, N Y ^c  

^a Hachaklait   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Body weight; Dairy cow; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MILK; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 70349269610     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2204     Document Type: Article

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