The Association between Cumulative Milk Yield, Days Open, and Days to First Breeding in New York Holstein Cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-241

  Eicker, S W ^a   Grohn Y T ^a   Hertl, J A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Days open; Milk yield; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; OVARY CYST; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; OVARIAN CYSTS; PARITY; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030078327     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76356-7     Document Type: Article

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