Prepartum stocking density: Effects on metabolic, health, reproductive, and productive responses

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5521-5532

  Silva, P R B ^a   Dresch, A R ^a   Machado, K S ^a   Moraes, J G N ^a   Lobeck Luchterhand, K ^a   Nishimura, T K ^a   Ferreira, M A ^a   Endres, M I ^a   Chebel, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Prepartum cow; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA, RETAINED; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION (PROCESS); STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL COUNT; ENDOMETRITIS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MILK; PARITY; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PLACENTA, RETAINED; POPULATION DENSITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84923317046     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8093     Document Type: Article

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