Nutrition is a major factor affecting cow reproductive efficiency. Long-term moderate or
chronic dietary restriction results in a gradual reduction in dominant follicle (DF) growth rate …

Fat supplementation (about 3% of dietary dry matter) has often positively influenced the
reproductive status of the dairy cow, including increased size of the ovulatory follicle …

An epidemiological study of risk factors for postpartal ovarian disturbances was carried out
on 334 high-yielding dairy cows in 6 well-managed Belgian herds. Ovarian activity was …

The objectives of this study were to characterize early postpartum (PP) follicular
development in dairy cows and to evaluate the influence of energy balance (EB) and the …

Correlations between reproductive traits and measures of milk yield indicate that higher
yield is associated phenotypically and genetically with reduced reproductive performance in …

Fats in the diet can influence reproduction positively by altering both ovarian follicle and
corpus luteum function via improved energy status and by increasing precursors for the …

As the dairy cow uses body energy reserves in early lactation, body condition scoring has
become an integral part of dairy herd management. Several methods based on visual and …

A longitudinal study was conducted to examine the relationship between lameness and
delayed ovarian cyclicity during the first 60 d postpartum and days to first luteal activity …

The extent, causes, and physiological significance of the variation in number of follicles
growing during ovarian follicular waves in human beings and cattle are unknown. Therefore …

The objectives of this study were to relate energy balance and metabolic hormones during
the early postpartum period in dairy cows with dominant follicle development before first …