Physiological state of dairy animals is a predisposing factor in environmental influences on
animal health. Critical phases of life cycle include neonatal period, postpubertai reproduction…

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, increased …

Space geodesy now provides quantitative maps of the surface velocity field within tectonically
active regions, supplying constraints on the spatial distribution of deformation, the forces …

… 118W, is partitioned between two fault zones. Average velocities of 2.8 ± 0.5 mm/year between
114.9 and 117.7W increase to 6.5 ± 0.7 mm/year between 118 and 119.2W and to 12.5 ± …

Site velocities from 349 Global Positioning System (GPS) stations are used to construct an
11‐element quasi‐rigid block model of the Tibetan Plateau and its surroundings. Rigid …

The effectiveness of the Black Globe-Humidity Index (BGHI) versus the Temp.-Humidity Index
(THI) as a comfort equation for dairy cows in heat-stressing environments was evaluated. …

Reproductive failure in inseminated cattle results from poor fertilization and embryo survival.
Recent studies utilizing dairy and beef cattle indicate that fertilization rates are higher for …

… Our gratitude is extended to Marie-Joelle Thatcher and Jennifer Williams for their help
with the radioimmunoassays. This project received partial financial support from Monsanto …

… W. Thatcher. 1991b. Effect of feeding calcium soaps to early postpartum dairy cows on plasma
… Michel, and WW Thatcher. 199lc. Energy balance and size and number of ovarian follicles …

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 …