No effects of bull exposure on expression of estrous behavior in high-producing dairy cows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Shipka, M P ^a   Ellis, L C ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle reproduction; Sexual behavior; Sexual stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; COW; LACTATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031899037     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00132-9     Document Type: Article

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