Factors associated with body temperature of healthy Holstein dairy cows during the first 10 days in milk

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-142

  Suthar, Vishal ^a   Burfeind, Onno ^a   Bonk, Stephanie ^a   Voigtsberger, Rainer ^a   Keane, Caroline ^b   Heuwieser, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; dairy cow; early post partum period; heat stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; RECTUM; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 84860174050     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029911000896     Document Type: Article

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