The effect of incomplete milking or nursing on milk production, blood metabolites, and immune functions of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6503-6512

  Carbonneau, E ^a   de Passille A M ^b   Rushen, J ^b   Talbot, B G ^a   Lacasse, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

hydroxybutyrate; Immunosuppression; Nonesterified fatty acids; Transition period

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 4; LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN; PHOSPHORUS; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SECRETION (PROCESS);

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN-4; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NEUTROPHILS; PHOSPHORUS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; UREA;

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EID: 84867742890     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5643     Document Type: Article

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