Mechanisms linking metabolic status and disease with reproductive outcome in the dairy cow

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 304-312

  Wathes, D C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84864300534     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02090.x     Document Type: Article

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