Interrelationships of lactation and postpartum anovulation in suckled and milked cows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 57-74

  Stevenson, J S ^a   Lamb, G G ^a   Hoffmann, D P ^b   Minton, J E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anovulation; Cattle; Lactation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0002719868     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00075-4     Document Type: Review

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