Model-based exploration of the impact of glucose metabolism on the estrous cycle dynamics in dairy cows

Abstract Background Nutrition plays a crucial role in regulating reproductive hormones and follicular development in cattle. This is visible particularly during the time of negative energy balance at the onset of milk production after calving. Here, elongated periods of anovulation have been observe...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Omari, Alexander Lange, Julia Plöntzke, Susanna Röblitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Biology Direct
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13062-019-0256-7