Environmental regulation of pregnancy-specific protein B concentrations during late pregnancy in dairy cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 168-173

  Thompson, I M ^a   Tao, S ^a   Branen, J ^b   Ealy, A D ^a   Dahl, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BioTracking LLC   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Late pregnancy; Pregnancy specific protein B; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

PLACENTA PROTEIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROLACTIN; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84882619797     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5730     Document Type: Article

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