Evaluation of Systematic Breeding programs for Lactating Dairy Cows: A Review

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1169-1174

  Nebel, R L ^a   Jobst, S M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrus synchronization; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Prostaglandin F2 ; Systematic breeding

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; BREEDING; CATTLE; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESTRUS DETECTION; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LACTATION; OVULATION;

EID: 0032038070     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75679-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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