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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
59
Citations
19166
World Ranking
338
National Ranking
122

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Best Publications

  • Interrelationships between energy balance and postpartum reproductive function in dairy cattle.

    W.R. Butler;R.D. Smith

  • Nutritional interactions with reproductive performance in dairy cattle

    W.R Butler

  • Energy balance relationships with follicular development, ovulation and fertility in postpartum dairy cows☆

    W.R. Butler

  • Effects of energy balance on follicular development and first ovulation in postpartum dairy cows.

    S W Beam;W R Butler

  • Plasma and milk urea nitrogen in relation to pregnancy rate in lactating dairy cattle.

    W R Butler;J J Calaman;S W Beam

  • Energy Balance and Ovarian Follicle Development Prior to the First Ovulation Postpartum in Dairy Cows Receiving Three Levels of Dietary Fat

    Stephen W. Beam;W. R. Butler

  • Review: effect of protein nutrition on ovarian and uterine physiology in dairy cattle.

    W.R. Butler

  • Surgical disconnection of the medial basal hypothalamus and pituitary function in the rhesus monkey. I. Gonadotropin secretion.

    L. C. Krey;W. R. Butler;E. Knobil

  • Reduction of fertility and alteration of uterine pH in heifers fed excess ruminally degradable protein.

    C C Elrod;W R Butler

  • The relationships between energy balance, milk production and ovulation in postpartum Holstein cows

    W. R. Butler;R. W. Everett;C. E. Coppock

  • Decreased concentration of plasma leptin in periparturient dairy cows is caused by negative energy balance.

    SS Block;WR Butler;RA Ehrhardt;AW Bell

  • Insulin restores GH responsiveness during lactation-induced negative energy balance in dairy cattle: effects on expression of IGF-I and GH receptor 1A.

    Stephen T. Butler;A.L. Marr;Susanne H. Pelton;R.P. Radcliff

  • Effects of Excess Degradable Protein on Postpartum Reproduction and Energy Balance in Dairy Cattle

    R.W. Canfield;C.J. Sniffen;W.R. Butler

  • Prolonged dominance of follicles and reduced viability of bovine oocytes

    I. Revah;W. R. Butler

  • Effect of Dietary Lipid Source on Conjugated Linoleic Acid Concentrations in Milk Fat

    P. Y. Chouinard;L. Corneau;L. Corneau;W. R. Butler;Y. Chilliard

  • Energy balance, metabolic hormones, and early postpartum follicular development in dairy cows fed prilled lipid.

    S.W. Beam;W.R. Butler

  • Efficacy of an intravaginal progesterone insert and an injection of PGF2alpha for synchronizing estrus and shortening the interval to pregnancy in postpartum beef cows, peripubertal beef heifers, and dairy heifers.

    M C Lucy;H J Billings;W R Butler;L R Ehnis

  • Association between uterine disease and indicators of neutrophil and systemic energy status in lactating Holstein cows.

    K. N. Galvão;M. J.B.F. Flaminio;S. B. Brittin;R. Sper

  • Energy balance and pulsatile LH secretion in early postpartum dairy cattle.

    R.W. Canfield;W.R. Butler

  • Reduced fertility associated with low progesterone postbreeding and increased milk urea nitrogen in lactating cows.

    S.F. Larson;W.R. Butler;W.B. Currie

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert O. Gilbert
Robert O. Gilbert Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Ernst Knobil
Ernst Knobil The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dale E. Bauman
Dale E. Bauman Cornell University
Thomas R. Overton
Thomas R. Overton Cornell University
S.T. Butler
S.T. Butler Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Klibs N. Galvão
Klibs N. Galvão University of Florida
C.L. Guard
C.L. Guard Cornell University
Harold F. Hintz
Harold F. Hintz Cornell University
M.E. Van Amburgh
M.E. Van Amburgh Cornell University
Robert H. Foote
Robert H. Foote Cornell University

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