Factors affecting the occurrence of postpartum prolonged luteal activity in clinically healthy high-producing dairy cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 421-429

  Kafi, Mojtaba ^a   Mirzaei, Abdolah ^a   Tamadon, Amin ^b   Saeb, Mehdi ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; High producing dairy cow; Postpartum period; Prolonged luteal phase; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LUTEAL PHASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LUTEAL PHASE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 84855549535     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.08.016     Document Type: Article

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