Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 3360-3374 , September 2006

Pregnancy, Bovine Somatotropin, and Dietary n-3 Fatty Acids in Lactating Dairy Cows: I. Ovarian, Conceptus, and Growth Hormone–Insulin-Like Growth Factor System Responses

Received 21 October 2005 ,Accepted 5 April 2006.

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doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72373-6

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 3360-3374 , September 2006

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