Effects of postpartum uterine diseases on milk production and culling in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1339-1346

  Dubuc, J ^a   Duffield, T F ^a   Leslie, K E ^a   Walton, J S ^a   LeBlanc, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culling; Dairy cow; Milk production; Uterine disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK FACTOR; SECRETION; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PLACENTA, RETAINED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE DISEASES; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

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EID: 79951695477     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3758     Document Type: Article

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