Pedometer readings for estrous detection and as predictor for time of ovulation in dairy cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1690-1703

  Roelofs, Judith B ^a   Van Eerdenburg, Frank J C M ^b   Soede, Nicoline M ^a   Kemp, Bas ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity; Cattle; Estrus; Ovulation time; Pedometer

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVARY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVARY; OVULATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 26844492977     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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