Effects of body condition score and score change on the reproductive performance of dairy cows: A meta-analysis

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 801-812

  Lopez Gatius F ^a   Yaniz J ^b   Madriles Helm, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Dairy cows; Fertility; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0347926246     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01156-1     Document Type: Article

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