Detection and characterization of estrus in dairy cattle with an electronic heatmount detector and an electronic activity tag

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 792-798

  At Taras, E E ^a   Spahr, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic activity tag; Estrus detection; Heatmount sensor

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ELECTRONICS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEAD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTRONICS; ESTRUS DETECTION; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HEAD; MALE; PARITY; REPRODUCTION; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035318926     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74535-3     Document Type: Article

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