Factors Associated with Negative Energy Balance and Its Effect on Behavior and Production Performance of Dairy Cows: A Review

Subject Areas : Camel

A.K.  Singh ¹ (Department of Livestock Production Management, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India)
C.  Bhakat ² (Department of Livestock Production Management, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, India)
D.K.  Mandal ³ (Department of Livestock Production Management, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, India)
A.  Mandal ⁴ (Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, India)
A.  Chatterjee ⁵ (Department of Animal Nutrition, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, India)
M.K.  Ghosh ⁶ (Department of Animal Nutrition, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, India)
T.K.  Dutta ⁷ (Department of Animal Nutrition, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, India)
M.  Karunakaran ⁸ (Department of Animal Reproduction, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, India)

Received: 2020-07-18 Accepted : 2021-05-01 Published : 2021-12-01

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