Epidemiology of subclinical ketosis in early lactation dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5056-5066

  McArt, J A A ^a   Nydam, D V ^a   Oetzel, G R ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Incidence; Ketosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; KETOACIDOSIS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; KETOSIS; LACTATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84865335337     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5443     Document Type: Article

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