Environmental, genetic and social factors affecting the expression of estrus in beef cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1357-1370

  Landaeta Hernández, Antonio J ^a   Yelich, Joel V ^b   Lemaster, J Willard ^b   Fields, Michael J ^b   Tran, Than ^a   Chase Jr , Chad C ^c   Rae, D Owen ^a   Chenoweth, Peter J ^d  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Behavior; Estrus; Synchronization; Zebu

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COW; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ENVIRONMENT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036489301     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)00635-0     Document Type: Article

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