Reproductive performance in Ohio dairy herds in the 1990s

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 127-142

  Rajala Schultz, P J ^a   Frazer, G S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy; DHI; Milk yield; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; OHIO; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037445810     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00243-9     Document Type: Article

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