Characterisation of the repeat breeding syndrome in swedish dairy cattle

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-125

  Gustafsson, H ^a   Emanuelson, U ^b  

^a Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fertility; Repeat breeder

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS DEATH; LACTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036364471     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-43-115     Document Type: Article

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