Assessing and managing body condition score for the prevention of metabolic disease in dairy cows

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 323-336

  Roche, John R ^a   Kay, Jane K ^b   Friggens, Nic C ^c   Loor, Juan J ^d   Berry, Donagh P ^e  

^a DairyNZ   (New Zealand)

^b DairyNZ   (New Zealand)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Dairy; Health; Review

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLIC DISEASES; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

BOS;

EID: 84879788289     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2013.03.003     Document Type: Review

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