Event-time analysis of the effect of season of parturition, parity, and concurrent disease on parturition-to-conception interval in dairy cows

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 640-645

  Harman, J L ^a,c   Grohn Y T ^a   Erb, H N ^a   Casella, G ^b  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; INCIDENCE; KETOACIDOSIS; LABOR; METABOLISM; MILK; OVULATION; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEASON; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; KETOSIS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; OVULATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030140687     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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