Clinical endometritis in an Argentinean herd of dairy cows: Risk factors and reproductive efficiency

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 210-218

  Giuliodori, M J ^a   Magnasco, R P ^b   Becu Villalobos, D ^c   Lacau Mengido, I M ^c   Risco, C A ^d   de la Sota, R L ^c,e  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^b Estudio Magnasco   (Argentina)

^c Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Clinical endometritis; Dairy cow; Reproductive efficiency; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; INSULIN; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; LEPTIN; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS;

BOS;

EID: 84871623518     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5682     Document Type: Article

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