Predisposing factors for involuntary culling in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-50

  Chiumia, Daniel ^a   Chagunda, Mizeck G G ^a   MacRae, Alastair I ^b   Roberts, David J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body condition score; Fertility; negative energy balance; udder health

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; SCOTLAND;

FRIESIA; ORA;

EID: 84872432238     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002202991200060X     Document Type: Article

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