Comparative effects of early weaning or once-daily suckling on occurrence of postpartum estrus in primiparous beef cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 707-715

  Bell, D J ^b   Spitzer, J C ^a   Burns, G L ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beef cows; Early weaning; Once daily suckling; Postpartum interval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DELIVERY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERIUM; SUCKING; SUCKLING; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032192330     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00176-9     Document Type: Article

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