The transition period from the late stages of pregnancy to when a cow gives birth and starts producing milk is one of the ...

The first body condition assessment (BCS1) was performed 60d before the expected date of parturition in the seventh month of pregnancy (when the animals entered the prepartum period). Other ...

5 Centre for Biomedical Research, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 6 Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Peter Doherty Institute for ...