Impact of prepartum body condition score loss on metabolic status during the transition period and subsequent fertility in Brown Swiss dairy cows

Impact of prepartum body condition score loss on metabolic status during the transition period and subsequent fertility in Brown Swiss dairy cows

The objectives of this study were to determine the role of a fall in pre-calving body condition score (BCS) in postpartum metabolic status and reproductive outcomes, and gauge the indicativeness of blood metabolites during the transition period.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Çolakoğlu Hatice Esra, Yazlık Murat Onur, Pekcan Mert, Kaya Ufuk, Kaçar Cihan, Vural Mehmet Rıfat, Kurt Serdal, Yildirim Merve Menekse, Bas Ahmet, Küplülü Şükrü
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Research
Subjects:
cow
pregnancy
body condition score
metabolites
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0039

Internet

https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0039

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