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The relationship between fatty liver and fertility in dairy cows: a farm investigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

I. M. Reid ,
Sally M. Dew ,
R. A. Collins ,
M. J. Ducker ,
Glenys A. Bloomfield  and
S. V. Morant
I. M. Reid
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Newbury, Berks, RG16 ONN
Sally M. Dew
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Newbury, Berks, RG16 ONN
R. A. Collins
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Newbury, Berks, RG16 ONN
M. J. Ducker
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berks, RG2 9AT
Glenys A. Bloomfield
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berks, RG2 9AT
S. V. Morant
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berks, RG2 9AT
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Extract

Earlier studies have reported a relationship between degree of fatty infiltration of the liver after calving and calving interval (Reid, Roberts & Manston, 1979; Reid, 1983). The aimof the present investigation was to relate the severity of fatty liver with cow reproductive physiology and performance.

Type
Short Note
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 101 , Issue 2 , October 1983 , pp. 499 - 502
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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