Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 59-65

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786010059

Investigation of negative energy balance and postpartum anoestrus in an intensive dairy farm from the Chinese province of Heilongjiang

Ziling Fan1, Shi Shu1, Chuchu Xu1, Changsheng Li1, Xinhuan Xiao1, Cheng Xia1,2, Gang Wang1, Hongyou Zhang1, Chuang Xu1, Wei Yang1

1Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Department of College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Daqing, China
2Northeast Agricultural University, Department of Synergetic Innovation Centre of Food Safety and Nutrition, Harbin, China

Received July 28, 2016
Accepted March 3, 2017

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