Validation of non-return rate as a parameter for stallion fertility

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-19

  Van Buiten, A ^a,b   Van Den Broek, J ^c   Schukken, Y H ^a   Colenbrander, B ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Research Station for Cattle   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fertility; Foaling rate; Non return rate; Stallion

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

EID: 0033064410     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00049-4     Document Type: Article

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