Rumination time around calving: An early signal to detect cows at greater risk of disease

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3635-3647

  Calamari, L ^a   Soriani, N ^a   Panella, G ^b   Petrera, F ^c   Minuti, A ^a   Trevisi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Sperimentale Vittorio Tadini   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Metabolic disease; Rumination time; Transition period

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HAPTOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIRTH; BLOOD; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; ISRAEL; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PARITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECRETION (PROCESS); TIME; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; HAPTOGLOBINS; INFLAMMATION; ISRAEL; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PARTURITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84901052719     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7709     Document Type: Article

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