Effects of time of suckling during the solar day on duration of the postpartum anovulatory interval in Brahman × Hereford (F1) cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1044-1047

  Gazal, O S ^a   Guzman Vega, G A ^a   Williams, G L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Postpartum Interval; Suckling

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PUERPERIUM; SUCKLING; TIME;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANOVULATION; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033129350     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7751044x     Document Type: Article

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