Associations between udder health and reproductive performance in United Kingdom dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3683-3697

  Hudson, C D ^a   Bradley, A J ^a   Breen, J E ^a   Green, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fertility performance; Mastitis; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862532683     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4629     Document Type: Article

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