Metabolic parameters in transition cows as indicators for early-lactation culling risk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3057-3063

  Roberts, T ^a   Chapinal, N ^a,b   LeBlanc, S J ^a   Kelton, D F ^a   Dubuc, J ^c   Duffield, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

hydroxybutyric acid; Culling; Hypocalcemia; Nonesterified fatty acids

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM; FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862090699     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4937     Document Type: Article

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