PROTEIN AND MINERAL METABOLITES FOR DAIRY COWS DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD UNDER TROPICAL CONDITIONS METABOLITOS PROTEICOS Y MINERALES EN VACAS LECHERAS EN PERÍODO DE TRANSICIÓN BAJO CONDICIONES TROPICALES

Abstract. In bovines, the transition period goes from the last three prepartum weeks to the first three postpartum weeks. This period is characterized by the metabolic adaptation of lipids, carbohydrates, minerals and proteins that try to balance the low intake of dry matter and the beginning of the...

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Main Authors: Rómulo Campos Gaona, Katherine García Alegría, Erika Andrea Hernández, Leónidas Giraldo Patiño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín 2012-06-01
Series:Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0304-28472012000200016