Repeatability and accuracy of reproductive tract scoring to determine pubertal status in beef heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 1087-1092

  Rosenkrans, Kelly S ^a   Hardin, David K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef heifers; Reproductive tract scores; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PALPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL MATURATION; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PALPATION; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL MATURATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0037354862     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01171-8     Document Type: Article

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