An alternative method to assess efficiency of estrus detection in dairy herds

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1050-1052

  Chigerwe, Munashe ^a   Tyler, Jeff W ^a   Middleton, John R ^a   Tessman, Ronald K ^a   Steevens, Barry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ACCURACY; ANESTRUS; BREEDING; CALCULATION; COW; ESTRUS; HERD; LABORATORY TEST; MATING; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16244376786     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.1050     Document Type: Review

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