Breeding strategies to optimize reproductive efficiency in dairy herds

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 349-365

  Stevenson, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; BREEDING; BREEDING METHOD; BREEDING SUCCESS; CATTLE FARMING; CONCEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF REPRODUCTION; DAIRY CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW;

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EID: 20444379279     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2005.02.006     Document Type: Review

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