Calving body condition score affects indicators of health in grazing dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5811-5825

  Roche, J R ^a   Macdonald, K A ^a   Schutz K E ^b   Matthews, L R ^c,d   Verkerk, G A ^a   Meier, S ^a   Loor, J J ^e   Rogers, A R ^b   McGowan, J ^a   Morgan, S R ^a   Taukiri, S ^a   Webster, J R ^b  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c Lindsay Matthews and Associates Research International   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Biomarker; Functional welfare; Health; Transition cow

Indexed keywords

BOS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL WELFARE; HEALTH; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSITION COW;

BIOMARKER; FUNCTIONAL WELFARE; HEALTH; TRANSITION COW;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARTURITION;

EID: 84882842231     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6600     Document Type: Article

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