Relationship of somatic cell score with fertility measures

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2543-2548

  Miller, R H ^a   Clay, J S ^b   Norman, H D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Dairy Records Management Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Calving ease score; Fertility; Nonreturn rate; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0035514275     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74706-6     Document Type: Article

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