| effect of blood metabolites, body condition and pasture management on milk yield and postpartum intervals in dual-purpose cattle farms in the tropics of the state of veracruz, mexico. | research was conducted on typical smallholder farms with dual-purpose cattle (dpc) (bos indicus x b. taurus) in the coastal north-central area of veracruz, mexico. the study was divided into two phases. the aim of the first phase was to investigate the effect of blood metabolities, body condition and pasture management on milk yield and postpartum intervals, in order to investigate if the former are suitable indicators of the reproductive and nutritional status of dpc. one hundred and sixty-five ... | 1999 | 10081791 |