Post-partum reproductive performance of crossbred dairy cattle on smallholder farms in sub-humid coastal Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-279

  Lyimo, Z C ^a   Nkya, R ^b   Schoonman, L ^a   Van Eerdenburg, F J C M ^c  

^a Tanga Dairy Trust   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Fertility; Post partum period; Progesterone; Smallholder farmers

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; TANZANIA; URBANIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; TANZANIA; URBANIZATION;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 1642282833     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000016834.65290.d6     Document Type: Article

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