On-farm evaluation of the effect of metabolic diseases on the shape of the lactation curve in dairy cows through the MilkBot lactation model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2988-3007

  Hostens, M ^a   Ehrlich, J ^b   Van Ranst, B ^a   Opsomer, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Dairy Veterinarians Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Cow; Lactation curve; Metabolic disease; Transition period

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; KETOACIDOSIS; LACTATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; MILK; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETAINED PLACENTA; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; KETOSIS; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 84862062353     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4791     Document Type: Article

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