Metabolic and energy status during the dry period is crucial for the resumption of ovarian activity postpartum in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 5804-5812

  Castro, N ^a,b   Kawashima, C ^c   van Dorland, H A ^a   Morel, I ^d   Miyamoto, A ^c   Bruckmaier, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Energy status; First ovulation; Liver mRNA abundance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; MILK; OVARY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIVER; MILK; OVARY; OVULATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

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EID: 84867100999     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5666     Document Type: Article

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