Lipid and lipoprotein profile changes in dairy cows in response to late pregnancy and the early postpartum period
In dairy cows the peripartum period involves endocrine and metabolic changes to compensate for the increased energy requirement aggravated by reduced feed intake. Cows adjust to the resulting negative energy balance with the mobilization of lipids from adipose tissue that, if excessive, could lead t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-10-01
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Series: | Archives Animal Breeding |
Online Access: | http://www.arch-anim-breed.net/59/429/2016/aab-59-429-2016.pdf |