Metabolic and luteal function in winter-calving Spanish beef cows as affected by calf management and breed

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-394

  Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier ^a   Palacio, J ^b   Sanz, A ^a  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anoestrus; Blood metabolites; Cattle; Insulin like growth factor I; Suckling

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; MILK PROTEIN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SPAIN; SUCKLING; TIME;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

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EID: 77953759251     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2009.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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