Consequences of dietary energy source and energy level on energy balance, lactogenic hormones, and lactation curve characteristics of cows after a short or omitted dry period

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 8544-8564

  van Hoeij, R J ^a   Dijkstra, J ^a   Bruckmaier, R M ^b   Gross, J J ^b   Lam, T J G M ^c,d   Remmelink, G J ^a   Kemp, B ^a   van Knegsel, A T M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

body condition; continuous milking; metabolic status; persistency

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION (PROCESS); SILAGE; TIME FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85027512494     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-12855     Document Type: Article

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