Interactions of Metabolism, Inflammation, and Reproductive Tract Health in the Postpartum Period in Dairy Cattle

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2012, Pages 18-30

  Leblanc, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERUS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERUS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 84865428813     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02109.x     Document Type: Article

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