Association of increased serum acute-phase protein concentrations with reproductive performance in dairy cows with postpartum metritis

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-78

  Chan, Jacky Peng Wen ^a   Chang, Chao Chin ^a   Hsu, Wei Li ^a   Liu, Wen Bor ^a   Chen, Ter Hsin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Haptoglobin; Postpartum metritis; Reproductive performance; Serum amyloid A

Indexed keywords

HAPTOGLOBIN; SERUM AMYLOID A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HAPTOGLOBINS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; REPRODUCTION; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 77954381315     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2009.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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