Resumption of ovarian activity in Zebu cows (Bos indicus) in the humid tropics: Influence of body condition and levels of certain blood components related to nutrition

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-246

  Bolanos J M ^a   Meneses, A ^b   Forsberg, M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COSTA RICA; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMIDITY; LABOR; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM; CATTLE; COSTA RICA; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMIDITY; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 0030203909     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02240943     Document Type: Article

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