Influence of calving season on the interactions among reproductive disorders of dairy cows

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-393

  Labernia, J ^a   Lopez Gatius, F ^a   Santolaria, P ^a   Hanzen, C ^b   Laurent, Y ^a   Houtain, J Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calving; Dairy cows; Path analysis; Reproductive disorders; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032325887     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800032781     Document Type: Article

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