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An assessment of potential metabolic determinants of reproductive cycle problems identified through milk progesterone monitoring during the service period in lactating dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

G.E. Mann ,
S.J. Mann ,
C. Freeston-Smith ,
Z. Daniel ,
M. Miles ,
P. Garnsworthy  and
R. Webb
G.E. Mann
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
S.J. Mann
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
C. Freeston-Smith
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
Z. Daniel
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
M. Miles
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
P. Garnsworthy
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
R. Webb
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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Extract

Recent studies have reported a substantial increase in the incidence of reproductive cycle problems in modern dairy cows (Opsomer et al., 1998; Royal et al., 1999). This increase is often attributed to the ever-increasing metabolic demands placed upon these cows by continually increasing milk yields. In this study we have monitored a variety of metabolic parameters in lactating dairy cows and related these to reproductive function in an attempt to establish metabolic predictors of impending reproductive failure.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 14
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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