Effects of Sire, Dam Traits, Calf Traits, and Environment on Dystocia and Subsequent Reproduction of Two-Year-Old Heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1452-1460

  Colburn, D J ^a   Deutscher, G H ^a,b   Nielsen, M K ^a,c   Adams, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Box 46A ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf Measurements; Dystocia; Heifers; Pelvis; Sire Evaluation

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CHROMIS CINERASCENS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSTOCIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031159075     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7561452x     Document Type: Article

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