An evaluation of the effect of altering nutrition and nutritional strategies in early lactation on reproductive performance and estrous behavior of high-yielding Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3510-3526

  Gilmore, H S ^a,b   Young, F J ^a   Patterson, D C ^a   Wylie, A R G ^a   Law, R A ^a   Kilpatrick, D J ^a   Elliott, C T ^b   Mayne, C S ^c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Newforge Lane ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; High yielding dairy cow; Nutrition; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STARCH; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 79959338672     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3547     Document Type: Article

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