Effect of prepartum administration of recombinant bovine somatotropin on health and performance of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 6231-6241

  Gohary, K ^a   LeBlanc, S J ^a   Lissemore, K D ^a   Overton, M W ^b,d   Von Massow, M ^c   Duffield, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Performance; Recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST); Transition dairy cow

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE; HAPTOGLOBIN; KETONE BODY; PLACEBO; SOMATREM;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BOVINE; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HAPTOGLOBINS; HEALTH STATUS; KETONE BODIES; LACTATION; ONTARIO; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908020185     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8048     Document Type: Article

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