Effect of lactation number, year, and season of initiation of lactation on milk yield of cows hormonally induced into lactation and treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4524-4530

  Mellado, M ^a   Antonio Chirino, E ^b   Meza Herrera, C ^c   Veliz, F G ^b   Arevalo, J R ^d   Mellado, J ^a   de Santiago, A ^b  

^a Agrarian Autonomous University Antonio Narro   (Mexico)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extended lactation; Lactation induction; Predicted milk yield; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 80051753200     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4152     Document Type: Article

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