Nutritional factors that regulate ovulation of the dominant follicle during the first follicular wave postpartum in high-producing dairy cows

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-16

  Kawashima, Chiho ^a   Matsui, Motozumi ^a   Shimizu, Takashi ^a   Kida, Katsuya ^a   Miyamoto, Akio ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

carotene; Dairy cow; First follicular wave postpartum; First ovulation; Metabolic hormone

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; FATTY ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859114699     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-139N     Document Type: Review

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