Effects of dry period length and dietary energy source on milk yield, energy balance, and metabolic status of dairy cows over 2 consecutive years: Effects in the second year

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 4826-4838

  Chen, J ^a   Remmelink, G J ^a   Gross, J J ^b   Bruckmaier, R M ^b   Kemp, B ^a   van Knegsel, A T M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Continuous milking; Energy metabolism; Long term effect

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN; MILK PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION (PROCESS); VETERINARY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84960075410     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10742     Document Type: Article

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