Temporal changes in plasma concentrations of hormones and metabolites in pasture-fed dairy cows during extended lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5017-5026

  Marett, L C ^a   Auldist, M J ^a   Grainger, C ^a   Wales, W J ^a   Blache, D ^b   Macmillan, K L ^c   Leury, B J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extended lactation; Hormones and metabolites; Lactation persistency; Pasture

Indexed keywords

FAT; FATTY ACID; HORMONE; LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; FATS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HORMONES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

FRIESIA; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80053280695     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4272     Document Type: Article

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