Effects of shortening the dry period of dairy cows on milk production, energy balance, health, and fertility: A systematic review

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 707-713

  Van Knegsel, Ariëtte T M ^a   van der Drift, Saskia G A ^b   Čermáková, Jana ^a,c   Kemp, Bas ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Continuous milking; Disease incidence; Meta analysis; Negative energy balance; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

MILK FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COLOSTRUM; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; KETOACIDOSIS; MASTITIS; METABOLITE; METRITIS; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN CONTENT; RETAINED PLACENTA;

ANIMALIA;

CONTINUOUS MILKING; DISEASE INCIDENCE; META-ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE ENERGY BALANCE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 84888431979     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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