Effect of prepartum somatotropin injection in late-pregnant Holstein heifers on metabolism, milk production and postpartum resumption of ovulation

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 935-940

  Schneider, A ^a,b   Schwegler, E ^a,b   Montagner, P ^a,b   Hax, L T ^a,b   Schmitt, E ^a,b   Pfeifer, L F M ^b,c   Del Pino, F A B ^a,b   Bianchi, I ^a,b   Paludo, G R ^d   Correa M N ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b Veterinary College   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

bST; dairy heifers; IGF I; ovarian activity; primiparous

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE, BOVINE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MILK; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MILK; OVARY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860769808     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111002321     Document Type: Article

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