Management of summer infertility in texas holstein dairy cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 547-558

  Thompson, J A ^a   Magee, D D ^a   Tomaszewski, M A ^a   Wilks, D L ^a   Fourdraine, R H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Infertility; Management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; HEAT STRESS; INFERTILITY; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030202043     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00176-8     Document Type: Article

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