Factors affecting seasonal variation in 90-day nonreturn rate to first service in lactating Holstein cows in a hot climate

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2611-2616

  Al Katanani, Yaser M ^a   Webb, D W ^a   Hansen, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fertility; Heat stress; Nonreturn rate

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GEORGIA; HEAT; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; SEASONS;

EID: 0033256634     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75516-5     Document Type: Article

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