Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 5 , Pages 1900-1912 , May 2009

Impact of postpartum milking frequency on the immune system and the blood metabolite concentration of dairy cows1

  • M.C. Loiselle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1K 2R1
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  • C. Ster

      Affiliations

    • Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, PO Box 90, STN Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z3
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  • B.G. Talbot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1K 2R1
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  • X. Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, H9X 3V9
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  • G.F. Wagner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1
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  • Y.R. Boisclair

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • P. Lacasse

      Affiliations

    • Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, PO Box 90, STN Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z3
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 27 May 2008 ,Accepted 23 December 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)70505-3

doi: 10.3168/jds.2008-1399

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 5 , Pages 1900-1912 , May 2009

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