Chronic mastitis is associated with altered ovarian follicle development in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1885-1893

  Rahman, M M ^a   Mazzilli, M ^a   Pennarossa, G ^a   Brevini, T A L ^a   Zecconi, A ^a   Gandolfi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cattle; Follicular dynamics; Mastitis; Ovary

Indexed keywords

GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84858987179     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4815     Document Type: Article

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