Oestrous behaviour of Holstein cows during cooler and hotter tropical seasons

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 47-58

  Rodtian, Prance ^a   King, Gordon ^b   Subrod, Sahattaya ^c   Pongpiachan, Petai ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Natl Dairy Train and Appl Res I   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cattle behaviour; Seasonal dynamics; Stress

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BUILDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; MILK; OVARY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMIDITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; MILK; OVARY; OVULATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030566914     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01576-X     Document Type: Article

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