Rumination time during the summer season and its relationships with metabolic conditions and milk production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5082-5094

  Soriani, N ^a   Panella, G ^b   Calamari, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Sperimentale Vittorio Tadini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Heat stress; Metabolic profile; Rumination time

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRY CATTLE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; METABOLIC PROFILE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; RUMINATION TIME; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

DAIRY COW; HEAT STRESS; METABOLIC PROFILE; RUMINATION TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; RUMEN; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84880580022     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6620     Document Type: Article

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