Relationship between level of milk production and estrous behavior of lactating dairy cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 209-223

  Lopez, H ^a   Satter, L D ^b   Wiltbank, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Estrous behavior; Estrus; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY POSTURE; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542381103     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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