Relationships between endometritis and metabolic state during the transition period in pasture-grazed dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5363-5373

  Burke, C R ^a   Meier, S ^a   McDougall, S ^b   Compton, C ^b   Mitchell, M ^c,d   Roche, J R ^a  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^b Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Endometritis; Metabolic; Transition

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENDOMETRITIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; ENDOMETRITIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAGNESIUM; MILK; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 78649387523     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3356     Document Type: Article

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