Concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids and glucose in blood of periparturient dairy cows are indicative of pregnancy success at first insemination

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 181-188

  Garverick, H A ^a   Harris, M N ^a   Vogel Bluel, R ^a   Sampson, J D ^a   Bader, J ^a   Lamberson, W R ^a   Spain, J N ^a   Lucy, M C ^a   Youngquist, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Glucose; Nonesterified fatty acid; Periparturient

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

BOS;

EID: 84871606856     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5619     Document Type: Article

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