Relationships between Circulating Urea Concentrations and Endometrial Function in Postpartum Dairy Cows

Both high and low circulating urea concentrations, a product of protein metabolism, are associated with decreased fertility in dairy cows through poorly defined mechanisms. The rate of involution and the endometrial ability to mount an adequate innate immune response after calving are both critical...

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Main Authors: Zhangrui Cheng, Chike F. Oguejiofor, Theerawat Swangchan-Uthai, Susan Carr, D. Claire Wathes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/5/3/0382