Short communication: Feed restriction around insemination did not alter birth sex ratio in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5408-5412

  Meier, S ^a   Williams, Y J ^a   Burke, C R ^a   Kay, J K ^a   Roche, J R ^a  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Feed restriction; Sex ratio; Trivers Willard hypothesis

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 78649363572     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2935     Document Type: Article

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