The effects of parity, litter size, physiological state, and milking frequency on the metabolic profile of Lacaune dairy ewes

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-44

  Gonzalez Garcia E ^a   Tesniere, A ^a   Camous, S ^b   Bocquier, F ^a,c   Barillet, F ^d   Hassoun, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^d UMR1388 GenPhySE   (France)

Author keywords

Body reserve; Dairy ewe; Metabolic hormone; Metabolic profile; Milking frequency; Physiological state

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SHEEP;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEPTIN; LITTER SIZE; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 84908043045     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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