Interactions between negative energy balance, metabolic diseases, uterine health and immune response in transition dairy cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 60-71

  Esposito, Giulia ^a   Irons, Pete C ^a   Webb, Edward C ^a   Chapwanya, Aspinas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Endometritis; Metritis; Negative energy balance; PUFA; Transition cows

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LACTATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; METRITIS; NEGATIVE ENERGY BALANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUFA; REVIEW; TRANSITION COWS; UTERUS;

ENDOMETRITIS; METRITIS; NEGATIVE ENERGY BALANCE; PUFA; TRANSITION COWS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LACTATION; METABOLIC DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 84892881304     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.11.007     Document Type: Review

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