An integrated view on how the management of the dry period length of lactating cows could affect mammary biology and defence

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Pezeshki, A ^a   Capuco, A V ^a,b   De Spiegeleer, B ^a   Peelman, L ^a   Stevens, M ^a   Collier, R J ^c   Burvenich, C ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine mammary defence; Bovine mammary gland involution; Dry period length; Immune status; Intramammary infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 77956714235     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.00991.x     Document Type: Review

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