Insemination factors affecting the conception rate in seasonal calving Holstein-Friesian cows

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 543-555

  Buckley, Frank ^a   Mee, John ^a   O'Sullivan, Kathleen ^b   Evans, Ross ^a   Berry, Donagh ^a   Dillon, Pat ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; DIY AI; Fertility; Natural service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING LINE; BREEDING METHOD; BREEDING SUCCESS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; IRELAND; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPERM PRESERVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAWING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEMEN;

FRIESIA;

EID: 1642297812     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2004002     Document Type: Article

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