Influence of lactation on metabolic characteristics and embryo development in postpartum Holstein dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3865-3876

  Maillo, V ^a   Rizos, D ^a   Besenfelder, U ^b   Havlicek, V ^b   Kelly, A K ^c   Garrett, M ^c   Lonergan, P ^c  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conceptus; Embryo transfer; Fertility

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84862547895     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5270     Document Type: Article

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