Evaluation of Overall Reproductive Performance of Dairy Herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1848-1854

  Plaizier, J C B ^a   Lissemore, K D ^b   Kelton, D ^b   King, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calving interval; Culling; Evaluation; Herd reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032118519     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75755-8     Document Type: Article

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