The phenotypic association between the interval to post-partum ovulation and traditional measures of fertility in dairy cattle

Animal Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-16

  Darwash, A O ^a   Lamming, G E ^a   Woolliams, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Fertility; Ovulation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 0031202514     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800016234     Document Type: Article

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