A novel scoring system for monitoring the relationship between nutritional efficiency and fertility in dairy cows

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-151

  Zaaijer, Dirk ^a   Noordhuizen, Jos P T M ^b  

^a Future Fertility Systems   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cows; Fertility; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; DAIRY CATTLE; FECES; FEEDING; FERTILITY; GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SCORING SYSTEM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037344997     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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