Prepartum nutritional strategy affects reproductive performance in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5859-5871

  Cardoso, F C ^a   LeBlanc, S J ^b   Murphy, M R ^a   Drackley, J K ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Controlled energy; Days to pregnancy; Energy intake; Transition diet

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED ENERGY; DAIRYING; DAYS TO PREGNANCY; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TRANSITION DIET;

CONTROLLED ENERGY; DAYS TO PREGNANCY; ENERGY INTAKE; TRANSITION DIET;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; PARITY; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

EID: 84882842106     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6759     Document Type: Article

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