The effect of pre- And post-insemination plane of nutrition on embryo survival in beef heifers

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 411-417

  Dunne, L D ^a   Diskin, M G ^a   Boland, M P ^b   O'Farrell, K J ^a   Sreenan, J M ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Embryos; Energy intake; Heifers; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844457145     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050980     Document Type: Article

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