A field study on estrus detection in lactating beef cattle

Veterinary Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-98

  Ducrot, Christian ^a,f   Gröhn, Yrjö T ^b   Bugnard, Françoise ^c   Senlis, Yves ^d   Sulpice, Philippe ^e   Gilbert, Robert O ^b  

^a Centre d'Ecopathologie Animale   (France)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Service de Pharmacologie Clinique   (France)

^d Centre D'insémination Bel Air   (France)

^e Chambre Regionale d'Agric Rhone A   (France)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Epidemiology; Estrus; Reproduction; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BOS TAURUS;

PROGESTERONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0032617599     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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